They Never Learn

I’d like to tell you that everything is going to be okay. “Everything is going to be okay.” Gosh, that was pretty easy to do.  Do you feel better now? What’s that?  You’re not convinced? Hey, just stop watching MSNBC and CNN. Don’t watch NBC, CBS, ABC, or...

Safe? Nobody Thinks So.

The race appears to be neck and neck. Nearly half of us have polled in favor of one candidate, the Vice-President. Nearly the other half admits to favoring the other guy, the ex-President. Hard to believe that anyone is really undecided, but I guess a few votes are...

Something Strange

Something strange has been happening.  Perhaps it is the consequence of too much information? All those stories ricocheting here and there, willy-nilly, they spawn a numbness in our brains? Pretty soon, you get to the point where you are prepared to believe...

Remedy for Heart Breaking News?

Does the news break your heart about every other day? Okay, okay…it’s every day.  Golly, it’s getting to the point of being no fun at all. No wonder fake news has become so popular! Why watch real news? It can really get you down. Look hard enough, however, and...

Davy Crockett Meet Elon Musk

Davy Crocket: “Some people were born in Texas. Others came as soon as they could.” I believe Davy Crockett is still considered a hero in the lone star state. I have friends who live in Texas. I’ll call them María and Mortimer (not their real names)....

Science Breakthrough!

This development did not happen a moment too soon. In fact, I’ll be darned if I can figure out why it did not happen a lot sooner than it did.  And why did it take science to figure it out? If somebody had done their homework a little over three years ago, it...