Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Preface: WordPress’s word of the month for April 2022 is “Green”. Dark-green happens to be one of my favorite colors, yet I can’t think of anything I want to write specifically about the color. Earth Day was just a few days ago, so I’ll write about greenhouse gases.. *** Winter …
Tag: Politics
State Inspections are a Sham
Photo by Tim Samuel on Pexels.com It's that time of year again when pretty much everyone needs to visit the nearest registered State Inspector to pay our annual bribe or "tax". This is a necessary bribe that allows car owners to display a permit showing we have permission to use the car we already paid …
Travel Security
Photo by PhotoMIX Company on Pexels.com This article was inspired by a multi-pronged adventure I recently took. I flew out to Chicago, took a train ride to Seattle, and then flew back to Houston. I was shocked at the varying levels of security I had to go through for each leg of my journey, and …
An Ally Against China?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Who do you think would be a great ally in a future war against China? England? Sure. France? Ha! They’ve been more of a burden than a true ally in almost every modern war. Germany? They’ve been a great ally for decades, but they need to focus on Europe right …
Why is France mad about AUKUS?
Photo by Khwanchai Phanthong on Pexels.com Author’s Note: This article is meant to be a unique description of the AUKUS pact by addressing the reaction, and by describing the reasons why the USA is a better partner than France. I’m a US citizen, and this article may be a bit biased for the pact, and …
Post-Apocalypse Markets
Photo by PhotoMIX Company on Pexels.com How will we operate businesses and trade after World War III, or if a catastrophic attack or disaster befalls our country? The local economy is going to have to focus on producing or trading products needed for survival. That means the most important products and services are going to …
What do we call space travelers?
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com The SpaceX Inspiration4 all-civilian flight landed this past weekend and there’s been a lot of speculation as to what we should be calling these space tourists now and in the future. We can’t call civilian space travelers “tourists” forever, because tourism will not be the only reason why civilians …
Why are we giving “unskilled” laborers as much pay as “skilled” workers who earned their wage?
UPDATE 08/25/2021: OnlyFans backpedaled on their decision to ban porn 1 day after I published this article. Image is a collage of screen-captures author took from Facebook advertisements for employment at: Costco, Frito Lay, Amazon, and Waste Management. We’ve seen the news talk about a labor shortage for months, and some of us have joked …
Swine Flu vs. Covid-19
Photo altered by author of 2 Photos originally by Miguel u00c1. Padriu00f1u00e1n on Pexels.com This is an old sociopolitical commentary I recently found tucked away in a safe from about 12 years ago, when Swine Flu[1] was a thing. I think Americans need to be terrified of Swine Flu, because, Americans are pigs. Americans are pigs because we eat …
Russia is still the Soviet Union
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I sometimes refer to Russia as the Soviet Union if the subject of a conversation changes to that country or to regional politics related to Russia. I’ve been asked a couple times why, or if I knew that the Soviet Union collapsed 3 decades ago. In response, I tell the …
Edwords wOrcs 