Category Archives: Politics
How many traffic fatalities does it take…
When I worked at Samsung as a contractor, there was no stoplight at the entrance. Turning left into or off of the campus from Parmer Lane, a 4-lane, 55-mph stretch of road was a hair-raising daily experience for most of … Continue reading
Grace under fire
Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Connie Schultz is a nice lady. Even to someone who might not deserve it. I hope you get as big a laugh from the article as I did. Thanks to Ms Wanda, the Austin Hat Lady, … Continue reading
When women are blamed for being attacked.
I came across an article in CNN. A social media post was released by the Shanghai, China, metro showing a scantily-clad woman saying that women dressed this way invite sexual harassment and should expect it. The warning came after there … Continue reading
I had a dream…
…and I had put pencil and paper next to the bed so I got it recorded this time. It was more coherent than some. I was driving somewhere, changing lanes right (one lane at a time) to make a turn, … Continue reading
Ruminations on the voting franchise
I was watching 1776 yesterday with friends, a fun thing to do on the 4th of July. I was reminded that some of our founding fathers had wanted to right to vote to belong only to those who owned land. … Continue reading
Destroying another religion’s sacred relics
Every religion has done it. Except maybe the Romans who just incorporated every god they came across into their own pantheon. They even had a shrine to the “unknown god” which was an empty niche. The Christians were not originally … Continue reading
Inciting Violence, Part 2
It was a radio personality this time. He wanted to stop a bus full of nuns and pistol whip them for making a comment with which he disagreed. He has since, according to his website, apologized to the nuns. I … Continue reading
If you don’t believe in the “War on Women,” don’t read this.
I came across this wonderful YouTube post today. There is nothing unsafe about the visual. However, it is NOT work safe in the audio. As an additional warning, I was totally unable to watch it without letting out a loud … Continue reading
Saffron v. Opium
I read an interesting article on CNN today. It’s a tiny important move for peace in Afghanistan in my opinion. It turns out that a crop of the saffron crocus brings a better profit than a crop of the opium … Continue reading
Government workers are Americans, too
I came across this OpEd on CNN. It says a lot of what I think. This particular one is quoting Mitt Romney ranting against the President as saying, “He wants another stimulus, he wants to hire more government workers. He … Continue reading