SIX LESSONS from history we ignored in 2020 Ancient scientists were often wrong. So are modern ones, but the ancients got a few critical things right. Greek philosopher Thales taught that the Earth was suspended on water.Aristarchus however believed the Earth orbited the Sun – and he was dismissed by his contemporaries. One was wrong. How can …
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GUEST POST from DON – Cognitive Decline
COGNITIVE DECLINE We should be concerned about having leaders with cognitive decline. No duh! We’ve had a few during my lifetime. OPTION A: RETIREMENT AGE. Part 1: I am a proponent of limiting the age at which elected AND appointed officials may continue to serve. For me it is not an issue of whether that person has physical or cognitive …
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GUEST POST from Don – Contemptible Resentment
CONTEMPTIBLE RESENTMENT We know about road rage and things like gaslighting because they are continually in the news or part of posts on the internet. Well! You know you can trust the internet to explain things well, right??? But what about Resentment and Contempt. Of the two I believe more people misunderstand Contempt. Resentment causes Contempt, rarely the other way …
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GUEST POST from Don – Affectation
AFFECTATION Recently I have given significant thought to affectation. All of my life I have understood it and refused to be emotionally swayed by it. (It is very emotionally based, by the way). Growing up going to church there was the “preacher voice” and the “prayer voice.”Then in school there was the “teacher voice.”At the doctor’s office, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Doomers +, Part 2
DOOM CUSTOMERS + (Page 2…) Sorry! I have quite a collection of tidbits which are taking up room on my desk. Let’s deal with some. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF POLITICALLY FORCED INCREASED WAGES? “Minimum Wages and Workplace Injuries”by Michael Davies, R. Jisung Park, and Anna Stansbury found in Planet Money.These researchers studied California wages from 2000 to …
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GUEST POST from Don – Cutting Waste
WHO IS AGAINST CUTTING WASTE? Seems to me that this should not be a partisan issue. I have long suspected that there was rampant waste in government. Turns out I was right (I wasn’t alone). We can’t afford it. The interest on National Debt is eating us alive. Sure! In the process of finding and ending waste some eggs will …
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GUEST POST from Don – TELL ME
TELL ME In talking with others (something I do on purpose about every other day) I find that their interests and mine don’t match. Better, neither of us is wrong, just different. Of course, that means that there are a plethora of ideas and themes which never occur to my brain. I asked my host …
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GUEST POST from Don – Faith-Based Sharing vs ACA
FAITH-BASED SHARING vs ACA It is time for political “what-iffing.” This is what happens in the media every time someone wins the White House. It would be funny except its not. Never has been. Every other article is about how bad things COULD happen. Strangely, if you keep track (I have a short list of nothing-burgers from last go-’round), almost …
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GUEST POST from Don – Social Morality
SOCIAL MORALITY Can we talk about something important? Words can have meaning. Other times they are meaningless. It is in the realm of modern social morality where both can be true. We can talk about the value of people, but in the same sentence proclaim that some people matter more than others merely because that group was …
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Thursday Truths – Oct 3, 2024 Edition
As always, these memes reflect topics and views I find interesting. They are not my typical fare; I will post on many subjects, in no particular order or form, aimed at no particular person(s) – actually not “aimed” at all, and will cross over into the political, societal, and historical arenas with a heavy dose …
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