Disappearing Moderation: What We Need Is More POOP
Moderation today is increasingly a memory, but senior citizens can help By Thomas Richard Harry Noting an apparent dearth of public political comment from senior citizens as the … Read more
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Marijuana Fundraisers Inundated with Donations of Twigs and Seeds
Election Day is almost here and two states, Arkansas and Massachusetts have ballot initiatives to legalize medical marijuana. What does this mean? It means pot is a smoking … Read more
Airports Do Their Best to Take Their Customers for a Ride
Airports love any reason to confiscate stuff for ‘security’ — what’s next? Airports, seeking to get more money out of passengers exiting through their gates on international flights, … Read more
Lost Journal: At Halloween Costume Party, White Blanket is Wet Blanket
Journal entry: October 31, 1998 (age 29), Halloween The only thing worse than a costume party is a costume party where you don’t know anyone. When my friend … Read more
Notes From The Belly Of The Beast
I haven’t been posting much of late.
I have recently started a new job and the training is 4PM to Midnight. The internal clock is still recalibrating. So it has come to pass that I am working for a major telecom company again. Back to th…
Debate II: Remojoed
Got to relish the sidesplitting spectacle of millions of Democrats wiping their collective brows after watching the second presidential debate through splayed fingers covering their eyes. MSNBC’s Chris … Read more
The Sketchiest Debate Ever
Can ‘Etch A Sketch’ debate format draw in more visually-oriented youth voters? In a nod to a Mitt Romney aide, who once said his boss’ campaign is “kind … Read more
Comedy Is the Most Effective Way to Reach Millennials, Research Finds
Millennials to candidates: Humor me! Here’s a fact that should interest President Barack Obama, Governor Mitt Romney, and anyone else with even a passing interest in the outcome … Read more
Argus Has Fun with the News: Nobel Peace Prize & More
In the news, the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union Friday in Stockholm. Americans did walk away with one of the big awards. … Read more
The Dirty Little Secret of Private Equity Profits
Today, for the first time, I am officially notifying the honchos of Bain Capital, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and other big-time private equity funds that … Read more
