In my constant quest to amuse and entertain you – and to make you think – I am writing a restaurant review as a political statement. Huh? Well, I’m sure that most people’s image of Iran started with the American Embassy Hostage Taking in 1980, and has gone downhill ever since. We think of Iran as…
Month: August 2016
Social Commentary
Olympic Success by the Numbers
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What Makes a Successful Olympic Nation? The argument of this piece is based on the assumption that all other factors being equal, the larger population you have, the better chance you will create winners. After all, the US, (pop 321 million) has a total of 2681 medals, while New Zealand, (5 million) only won 100.…
Social Commentary
How Successful are the Rio Olympics?
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Why is Rio Going so Well? After all the hoopla about the problems Brazil was having getting the Olympics ready, isn’t it amazing how well everything is going? Except for green water in the diving pool, it seems that nothing has gone wrong. Those of us watching on TV see the same old smoothly…
Politics
If Donald Was in My Classroom
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D is for Donald The class clown is an unfortunate type. His problems tend to surface in High School, when he becomes old enough that his pranks can have serious consequences. And yes, the type is almost always male. He is the class entertainer, but not because he has anything witty or intelligent to offer.…