De Trumpi Mediorumque Naturā.
How’s that title for pedantic?? This is my last rant on the subject. Looking back on the year, I have been incredibly disappointed in the media for its complicity in creating the monster called candidate Donald Trump. You cannot give a person hours and hours of free public air time and print space because of […]
Bernie or Hillary?
We democrats want to win, keep the White House and retake congress. So the suggestion posed is vote for Hillary to do this. She is a better candidate. Some have even said that Bernie should back out of the race for the good of the country. I answer with the following comments to those who […]
YOWF, A needed word
In 1914, Gelett Burgess, of purple cow fame, wrote a book. An unabridged dictionary of “words you have always needed.” One of the words that struck me was “Yowf.” The definition was as a noun, One whose importance exceeds his merit. A rich or influential fool. As an adjective, Stupidness, combined with authority. He also […]
The Media for Profit but no fun,
Back in 1998, I wrote a book which was published and was called The Year 2000 Hoax. This was in answer to the fear mongering by people who had no idea what they were talking about. The economy of the world was going to collapse, planes will crash, you won’t be able to get your […]
Print Media Again
I have recently begun to read print media again on a regular basis to inform me instead of depending on TV, even the so-called decent journalistic stations. I am amazed at what is going on besides the the presidential election and especially besides the unmentionable person whose name I don’t ever want to hear again […]
Spring in December
It looks like the El Niño forecasts are proving to be true on steroids. To call this a mild winter is a monumental understatement.As a meteorologist who has been following weather patterns for a lot of years, I have never seen anything like this. The longer it lasts the better, for me anyway.
Citizens United Backfired
It seems to me that the unlimited funding for PACS because of the Citizen’s United decision, instead of giving the rich republicans an edge, is instead leading the republican party off a cliff. Trump maintains his 30% give or take, with the balance spread out among the rest of the clown car. If there were […]
Chicago Corruption
The corruption of the Chicago city administration from the Mayor on down is blatantly obvious. These questions have to be answered. 1. Why did it take 13 months to indict the officer? Investigation? 13 Months? The video was clear. If it were an ordinary citizen, he/she would have been indicted within a week and held […]
El Niño
Climatologists say that El Niño this year is the most powerful on record, exceeding the record breaker in 1997. It’s strength is measured by the water temperature in a region of the Pacific ocean west of Peru. This year it is already 5.4 degrees above normal and still increasing. In 1997, the record year, it […]
The Media is Indeed the Problem
I know, latest poll shows that 81% of Americans are not satisfied with handling of ISIS. But, what do they know? Do they have intelligence (both kinds) we don’t have? By whipping them into a frenzy and then using the resulting polls to perpetuate their whipping, the media is just creating a self-fulfilling prophesy. Does […]
