About a year ago, I started a new blog, my first post was titled What Is This About, introducing the new blog. There were several posts here and there, and then nearly a year elapsed before I posted…

Note: this post was edited on 2026-03-02 – edit appears at bottom of post So this isn't what I had planned on posting next, but it seems like the US is now in another illegal/unconstitutional war…

... oooh, the title track!!! Thoughts of Never is the name of a song by Doc and Merle Watson. It's a beautiful, instrumental, song composed by Merle. I grew up with varied musical influences, an…

“Billionaires didn’t become billionaires by finding savings for you; they became billionaires by finding ways to take your savings.” – The Reframe: The Beached Whale No one becomes a billionaire with…

I've always found it strange that there are so few [official] qualifications* to become president. 1. Be a natural-born citizen of the United States 2. Be at least 35 years old 3. Have been a…

Why do so many people think that being an entrepreneur or a business executive is a qualifying credential for public office (especially the office of the president)? I always thought there was someth…

Don't ... Just don't Don't apologize for what is happening – you voted for this to happen. If you're only feeling remorse now that bad things are happening to you or someone close to…

About ten years ago, I stopped writing. I had maintained a blog for several years, writing about various topics which grabbed me: baking pies, ethical and moral thoughts on movies, political opinions,…