Viva Las Vegas
In a recent “town hall” meeting in New Hampshire, Barack Obama put in another dig against Las Vegas. Some Las Vegas residents, particularly the city’s …
Category: Reflections
Spending freeze
Ottawa is the second coldest capital city in the world. Winter brings ferocious downfalls of knee-deep snow. Being raised in the Ottawa area, I was …
Government Cloaca
Discussion of bipartisan- ship always puts me in mind of sewage and the Grand River in west Michigan. For many years, storm water drain pipes …
She Blinded me With Science
In July 2009, out of the black, a large object hit Jupiter, catching professional astronomers with their elevations down and their azimuths askance. In spite …
American as GDP Pie
Economist Mark J. Perry has reported some fascinating data on world CDP growth, taken from the Economic Research Service of the u.S. Department of Agriculture. …
Twice the Fool
I’m not a fan of Richard Cohen of the Washington Post, but in January he got something very right. He was addressing one of the …
Where They Have Burned Books
According to the Metro, senior citizens in the UK have found a way around the environmental carbon tax that has put winter warmth beyond the …
Helping Hand
The great December 2009 snowstorm dumped 21 inches of snow on us in about 24 hours. When I looked outside in the morning, I could …
In the Dark
One of the great medical breakthroughs of the last couple of decades is the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. For some people, like me, …
Land of Wonders
A friend and I are going out to dinner. I pick him up at his apartment house. On entering, I can’t help noticing a large …