Author: craigshields

Quite a conundrum. I consider myself a helpful guy, but I have no answers here. I do know that Trump polls very well within this demographic. Fortunately for our nation, however, it’s not large enough to put him back in …

Where Would Jesus Get His Nails Done? Read More »

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What went through the minds of our distant ancestors?  How much have we lost as a civilization due to the fact that they were unable to write down their thoughts? Interesting questions, to be sure.  The meme here suggests that …

Yes, 97% of Human History Has Been Lost, But How Catastrophic Is That? Read More »

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Let’s not forget uneducated, uncivilized, and, unwelcome (outside of the orbit of hateful idiots). We live in a pathetic society.  What went so wrong?  

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It really is a tragedy the only one of the four felony indictments against Trump that will be prosecuted before the 2024 election are the 34 counts of fraud, for which he’ll be sentenced in July. Think for a moment …

Trump to Be Sentenced in July, But This Could Have Been SO Much Better Read More »

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This from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Progressives  are so fixated on beating Trump in November due to his lies and criminality that we sometimes forget how horrible he is on environmental issues.

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The video below calls for folks to invest their hard-earned money in a company that offers a novel concept in retailing: using a robot to pull product from the shelves. I very much doubt that one of these will ever …

Invest in a Fully Robotic Convenience Store? Read More »

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When it was originally founded, the NRA’s purpose was to promote gun safety, not to foster the selling of weapons of war to individuals who may suffer from mental illness or have a history of violence. It’s true that our …

The National Rifle Association and Gun Safety Read More »

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In a recent post, Mourning Lots of Unvaccinated Texans, I wrote about the people who died from COVID-19 because they refused vaccinations: maybe taking (one’s) medical advice from Fox News wasn’t such a great idea after all. But we live …

A Cost of Doing Business Read More »

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My hope is that this Cadillac Escalade (16 combined MPG) driver in Texas a) will stay close to home, thus protecting the rest of us from his ignorance, and b) that he’ll eventually have an experience that wipes that arrogant, …

Mourning the Deaths of Unvaccinated Texans Read More »

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I like this, though I would submit that there are many different activities that can bring meaning to our lives.  Chief among these is leaving this world a better place than it was when we found it. When my wife …

Life Has Many Meanings Read More »

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