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 …
Category: Sustainability
The National Rifle Association and Gun Safety
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 …
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A Cost of Doing Business
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 …
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Life Has Many Meanings
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 …
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The Uniqueness of America
The United States stands alone in so many different arenas, and, as shown here, its attitude towards education is certainly among them. Most other countries in the developed world understand that an educated workforce is going to improve everyone’s lives, …
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Political Correctness
FWIW, I completely agree with Julia Louis-Dreyfus here. Being “PC” means having a sensitive awareness of other people, and that’s never a bad thing, IMO.
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Dealing with Power
We’re surrounded by the words of human history’s greatest minds, many of whom seem to be reminding us of the jeopardy in which we find ourselves today. After the president of the United States who was elected in 2016 lost …
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Next Gen Paper?
Is it possible to make paper products from recycled stone? Of course. We have the technology at this point to do all kinds of things never dreamed of before. We can gather up distributor caps from old Fords and reprocess …
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Ignoring Reality
Aldous Huxley is not the only author/philosopher to warn our society not to avoid dealing with whatever harsh truths we may encounter. To what does this concept best apply in today’s world? Well, for one, our educational standards continue to …
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Campbell’s Soup and Gay Pride
I can’t guarantee this is real, but it’s funny, that’s for sure.
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