Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet
On the other side of the equation from the previous post regarding the inevitable end of life…..a later observation today of the longstanding myth of invincibility of youth…..currently compounded by their widespread self-absorption as reflected by the ’smart’ phone.
Yeah, I’m ranting. But this just blew me away. I’m second in line at a stoplight on [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I’m a middle-aged white Southern male. And in the last several decades of American history, people matching my profile are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of the really dumb, despicable and downright disgusting acts seen on my teevee, when I’m foolish enough to watch.
But tonight, as I take a brief break from a day [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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If you listen to the network talking heads, the inside the D.C. beltway pundits and especially to Republicans, President Obama has made one fiscal mistake after another since taking office. There are the bank bailouts, the auto industry bailouts, the stimulus package, the attempt at health care overhaul, etc., etc. It’s a wonder that we’re [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Like many Americans, my wife and I spent several evenings last week (and the week before) watching the Winter Olympics. It was enjoyable, and frankly one of the few commercial television programs that the two of us spend time watching together. Some ice dancing, some downhill. Then some luge, bobsled , etc. The places [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Apologies for another five minute pass-it-along post, but I just read this eye opener about the power of the web while eating lunch. You may have heard the rumor yesterday that Chief Justice John Roberts was resigning for health reasons. The rumor first went public in a post at Radar Online at 9:10AM EST. It [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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OK, work is kicking my butt right now, and will for the foreseeable future (or at least until the end of May). So my posts will be few and sketchy (like this one). But the good news is that I’m busy because we’re doing a more thorough job than we have in years past, and [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Apologies up front for the frivolous title to this post. But it reflects the fact that for the second time in my life, I learned something from a funeral.
If you’ve read more than a couple of ‘Rants and Musings’ on this site, you may have figured out that I missed out on the spiritual gene [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I can’t guarantee that this news story is accurate, but if so (and I assume that it is since a lawsuit has been filed), I am experiencing a rare moment of speechlessness.
One thing is certainly true; like many other public school systems, the Lower Merion school district in Pennsylvania issued 1800 laptops to its [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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A friend steered me to the following viral video below. As I watched it, the premise was no great shock, but the numbers were pretty staggering. Being the cynical sort, I decided to track down the source, so as to be able to get at their motivation. I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was…..
He’s [...]
Posted on January 31st, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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For starters, take the twelve question current events poll from Pew research just like 1000 randomly selected adults did a few weeks ago.
How’d you do?
Here are some highlights showing how the American electorate did:
- Of the 12 multiple-choice questions, Americans answered an average of 5.3 questions correctly.
- Just 32% know that the Senate passed [...]
Posted on January 29th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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