Life is full of things we trust. We trust our mates, kids, banks, cars, structures, forecasts, investments, religious beliefs, and of course ourselves. A new Vanity Fair article examines Bernie Madoff’s scam in detail. It was written by his long time secretary, and it is very interesting. Here was total trust in this man […]
Let’s suppose that there are such things as ’widgets,’ and that everyone has one, and maybe even two or three. While they’re not necessary to sustain life, they certainly do make life pleasanter. Let’s assume that widgets are made all around the world in different brands, sizes, and price categories. With the current depression, […]
Let’s suppose that there are such things as ’widgets,’ and that everyone has one, and maybe even two or three. While they’re not necessary to sustain life, they certainly do make life pleasanter. Let’s assume that widgets are made all around the world in different brands, sizes, and price categories. With the current depression, […]
There is no question, but that Cicero was correct, when in 80 BC he said that, “Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.” This sentence, uttered over 2,000 years ago, condemns 99% of Congress and the President. Because what happened before any of them were born, […]
There is never a news broadcast that doesn’t mention the Taliban. They attacked or were driven back. Ever wonder who they are? Let me explain. The name “Taliban” is plural for the Islamic word “talib” which means student. The Taliban then, started out as Islamic students, who were in no way ’students,’ but sort […]
The earth is warming! About 1/2 a degree over the last century, I think. Some say the Antarctic is re-freezing, and the Arctic is melting. Who knows? All I do know, is that humans have absolutely NOTHING to do with it. It’s all a first rate bunch of horse puckey. This guilt trip, that […]
The car has always been of keen interest to me. I tried to remember how many I have owned recently, and as near as I can remember, it is about 93. Currently, I have a 1941 Plymouth truck, (very rare),1947 Jeep, a BMW motorcycle, and four old Mercedes Benz cars, of 1973, 1974, 1985, […]
THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN IN 2001 AND i THINK IT IS WORTH A RE-RUN The picture below was taken on Sunday, June 3rd at Yankee Boy Basin, 40 miles from my home, in glorious Colorado. One can’t Jeep there in winters or even spring, because there is perhaps 50 feet of snow there. But now […]
The current economic situation in America, and for that matter the world, is very scary to me. You think America is bad off? Japan is probably worse. The Jap communist party is getting thousands of converts. The Ruskies were starving, and their situation prompted the Revolution and communism there. Could it happen to Japan? […]
The French Revolution was caused by the fiscal irresponsibility of the monarchy. Nobles and the Clergy paid no taxes, and when a title was given, that person was tax exempt for life. France was suffering from the costs of the Seven Years War, and helping America with its own revolution against the Brits. On […]