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Thoughts on political gridlock and dysfunction
It seems to me that much of the present political gridlock is due to House Republicans in “safe districts” being afraid that if they break ranks the big conservative money will go against them in the next primary election. The … Continue reading
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A limited role for Twitter
I have a thing with a particular use of Twitter. I do not understand the use of twitter as a discussion tool. Why try to interact using short comments when other equally accessible tools allow conversation at a greater depth. … Continue reading
Lucky or not
Thanks to all of you unselfish enough to stand in support of the Affordable Care Act. Today I can be assured that my wife and my daughters cannot be denied health insurance because of a preexisting condition. The women in … Continue reading
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No accounting for taste
I post to several blogs. Some of my posts involve considerable effort – perhaps several hours. Other posts are more whimsical and take only a couple of minutes. I tend to spend more time on my blog posts that I … Continue reading
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You Kids Get Off My Lawn
“You kids get off my lawn” is the phrase that seems to define curmudgeons. I cannot say I have ever used this statement, but I understand the sentiment and I have been tested. My house is next to a … Continue reading
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Logical application may not occur
I am guessing that nearly every student in my class takes more pictures with his or her phone than I do. They probably take more pictures of themselves, you know the shot where a fried and you lean toward each … Continue reading
Logical explanations aside
We were not back in the U.S. for more than a few hours than we found ourselves in trouble with the law. Our killer dog, Wriggly, was staying at a kennel. We always have our dog groomed when we … Continue reading
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Four Natashas and a couple of Dimas
We have returned after spending three weeks traveling in Russia and I thought I would write a final piece based on our trip. We saw a lot of the country and we spent our time with an unusual collection of … Continue reading
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Russian Road Trip
We are driving with our hosts from Volgograd to Lipesk to Moscow to Saint Petersburg. This is pretty much driving across the present Russia. I have taken far longer trips – to, around and from Alaska – and we did … Continue reading
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DIY Drinks
My cultural education continues. Having a drink or two is common to socialization in many cultures, but today’s experience went a little further. We were visiting the home of Andrew and Natasha. Andrew showed us two gallon jugs with dates … Continue reading
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