Police Sketches

Am I the only one who could not identify my mother or father if they were rendered in a police sketch? I mean really, the best I can do is identify public figures when they draw them in caricature. 

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Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank.  I saw that she was recently remarried. That got me to thinking.  She won the Academy Award – twice.  Once for “Boy’s Don’t Cry” and once for “Million Dollar Baby”. In my...

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The Truth May be in the Cod

I have had a thought for many years that I have absolutely no proof at all.  Just like my Mayan Empire suggestion it is based upon logic without a darned bit of fact.  But logic sometimes has a way of suggesting a reality that...

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Disconcerting

After everything that has occurred Little Boots seems to hover around 38-42% approval rating, depending on who you look at. It does not seem to get much lower.  His contention that he could shot someone on Times Square and get...

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Welfare Reform

Let us begin with a true story: Years ago, I was with my mother in a Bend, Oregon supermarket.  Bend, Oregon is in Central Oregon and located not far from one of the most notable ski resorts in the Northwest, Mt. Bachelor.  It...

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John Harvard

You may have heard of John Harvard.  One of the most prestigious, some say THE most prestigious, university in America is named after him. You may even know the reason that the University is named after him.  In case you do...

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TV Characters

I do not seem to gravitate towards shows with car crashes and action if that is all it has.  Do not get me wrong, I like that stuff.  I like all of the special effects that you can invent and throw at me.  I will eat it up all...

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