Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
Let's see. In the past couple of years he has met with, and praised: The Brutal Dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin. A Saudi Prince, of a kingdom that represses its women, stoning them to death for "honor crimes". He has done his best to release "detainees" (brutal terrorists) from Guantanamo Prison, allowing them to return …
Continue reading Who is more important to the president? Brutal dictators? Or you?
Beware of relying too much on the Government Transportation (bus, train) to get you to work. Be careful of selling your car, and trying to "save the planet" by using mass transportation. This is what happens: DC Workers Brace For Nightmare Commute as Metro Shuts Down for Emergency Inspection The Powers That Be in the …
Continue reading To all you commuters on Public Transportation…
Democrats tend to say that they are interested in getting the money out of politics. To this end, they have passed numerous campaign finance "reforms", and when running for office they tend to disparage the influence of Super Pacs (except, of course, for their own) and big corporate donors. [Just don't ask Hillary the Harpy …
Any complete career change is a crapshoot when you’re a middle-aged person. I have a Master’s degree which I never used, and from the time in the mid- 1970s when I graduated, I spent twelve years as a hospital pharmacy assistant, gaining one of the first licenses given out after they were required by Washington …
Continue reading Resilience, or…Starting a new career in middle age
Hello- Readers who immigrated to America-what about America was most surprising to you? What was most different, in a good way, from your country of origin? Please leave comments, and I'll quote here in the body of my post. I and the rest of my readers are eager to hear your stories!
So what kind of year was 2015? Statistically, not too bad. But statistics can be misleading (in both directions). Financially, I earned about as much in 2015 as I did in 2014, but my earnings went further. Much to my surprise and delight, I was able to sweep a fair amount of money from my …
I like to think that I count my blessings every day, not just on Thanksgiving Day. This year, I've had numerous occasions to reflect on the manifest blessings in my life, and my country. I was fortunate to be born in the United States of America, which has, since its founding in the 18th Century, …
I admit it. I am a total Anglophile. I'm a sucker for a British accent, and since a trip around Britain in 1984, I fell in love with the city of Cambridge. In the summer of 1991, I was fortunate enough to attend a three-week program put on by UCLA in Cambridge. Attendees could take …
Continue reading Photo Essay: University of Cambridge, Summer 1991
The massacre of over a hundred innocent French and other citizens was horrific, and expected. The enemy of Western Civilization has been invited in their thousands to Western Europe for decades. Islam, and Islamists will forever be the enemy of Western Civilization, until they are rooted out and destroyed. Chance of that happening any time …
Continue reading Some Thoughts on Paris, Friday the Thirteenth
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