September 13, 2020

The Summer of Our Discontent, Revisited

According to Wikipedia, historians use a period of between 22 and 33 years' duration to define a generation.  Let’s use the midpoint of 55 years for two generations.  That takes us back to 1965.  That year in particular is me...

September 10, 2020

Wildfires in California emitting more CO2 annually than cars

According to the Cal Fire Current Year Statistics reported on their fire.ca.gov web page, the Combined 2020 Year-to-Date CAL FIRE & U.S. Forest Service (in California) acreage burned, as of 31 August is 1,666,286.  The...

September 8, 2020

Photos: What I saw at the 'Trumptilla' Labor Day boat parade in San Diego

A local San Diego man, Nick Garcia, organized the second Trumptilla boat parade in San Diego this year, on Sept. 6 on San Diego's bay over the Labor Day weekend.  I was there. Nick encouraged people on boats and on land to show ...

August 26, 2020

Universities: During COVID, Where Does All the Overhead Go?

Full disclosure: I am a disgruntled U.S. taxpayer whose Venezuelan nephew and niece are in U.S. universities.  My wife and I pay everything for their education.  Our nephew tried studying chemical engineering in Venezuela but with the on ag...

August 23, 2020

Who is Curbing Their Enthusiasm Now? A Road Trip Across America

According to “TruePundit,” insiders at the DoJ and FBI say there is substantial evidence implicating Barack Hussein Obama and Joe Biden in “Spygate.”  However, they have been directed to “stand do...