Category Archives: 2018
The Daily Dose – June 17, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… THERE’S ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE: Last month, the Ringling Brothers Circus closed after entertaining Americans for parts of three centuries. It didn’t take long to fill the entertainment-you-don’t-need-to-see-but-want-to-see void, as it was announced this … Continue reading
The Daily Dose – June 14, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… BRILLIANT OL’ CHAP: We have come to the conclusion that either President Donald Trump will serve out his term or he will not serve out his term. Right now I ‘d say it’s 50/50, … Continue reading
The Daily Dose – June 13, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… BACK TO THE FUTURE: In our last column we discussed how the latest unemployment rate of 4.3 percent, while good, is not indicative of a strong American economy. It should be, but it’s not. … Continue reading
The Daily Dose – June 11, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… NUMBERS GAME: The unemployment rate in the United States continues to fall, down to 4.3 percent in May, down a bit from April. Dry, Technical Matter: Now, as people both smarter and infernally duller … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/June 10, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR…OR NOT: Between FBI and Russia investigations, and the general, day in, day out tumult that has been, and will continue to be, the Donald Trump Administration, it is a bit … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/June 2, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… UH, THIS ISN’T EXACTLY BREAKING NEWS: President Donald Trump this week withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords. This was hardly the Upset of the Year, because Trump had been threatening to … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/May 30, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… CAPSULE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY REVIEW: American Legion/VFW Ceremony, Steamboat Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colorado: There are few things more deserving of a veteran’s time than honoring those who died in service to our country … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/May 28, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… HUT, HUT HIKE: The NFL farted around with its overtime procedures recently, changing the length of an overtime period from 15 minutes to ten minutes. FYI: The change is cosmetic. In reality, the NFL … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/May 27, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… YEAH, YEAH, WHATEVER: One of the things the past couple of decades has desensitized us Americans to – besides war, of course – is the release from prison of those who have served time, … Continue reading
The Daily Dose/May 24, 2017
Notes from around the Human Experience… CAN’T WE JUST CUT AND PASTE THE LAST MASS KILLING COLUMN?: It’s hardly even news anymore, the random killing of large numbers of our fellow humans. All we need to do is fill in … Continue reading