One Small … Tag
Going to the moon started a game of interstellar tag While driving my son to school one morning, the news commentator on the radio stated that China had … Read more
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The Highly Educated Working Poor: Adjunct Professors
Turning professors into ‘adjunct professors’: part-time, low-paid, no-benefit, no-tenure, temporary teachers. There’s a growing army of the working poor in our U.S. of A., and big contingents of … Read more
Congress Critters Can Be Lovable for a Price
The art of schmoozing members of Congress is important to lobbyists A counselor recently advised, “an informal setting,” saying that it is “an effective way to build a … Read more
Let’s All Get Up & Dance to a Song That Was a Hit Before Beyonce Was Born
Let’s All Get Up and Dance to a Song that Was Hit Before Beyonce Was Born: A Beatles Tune Pop Quiz for Boomers It’s been 50 years since … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 2/4/14
Ripping the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, … Read more
Lost Journal: Opera is Elementary
Journal entry: October 23, 1980 (age 11) – Opera Opera can be nearly as melodramatic as fifth grade. This morning, I went with my classmates from St. Thomas … Read more
Gadget Graveyard
The gadget graveyard in my basement There’s a graveyard in my basement. The lower level of my house is the final resting place for dead and discarded kitchen … Read more
Guillotine Time for the Rich?
Sympathy for poor rich folks F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote that the rich are different from us. To which Hemingway indirectly snorted, “Yes, they have more money.” And … Read more
The State of the ‘Wish List’ Address
A re-imagined State of the Union address… “Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States!” [Applause, some eye-rolling, a few palpitating hearts] “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members … Read more
The Barack H. Obama 2014 State of the Union Drinking Game!
Official Rules of the 2014 State of the Union Drinking Game WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: Four taxpayers: One old, rich white guy investment-banker type wearing a Brioni … Read more
