A Commentary magazine article indicates that an unnamed Arab state [Saudi Arabia?] has declared that it “won’t oppose” an Israeli military strike against Iran. According to the article, this state fears growing Iranian influence in the region, particularly among its
Simple Rules for the New Generation
A great article in Tooling and Production about simple lessons for today’s kids… The author talked about “how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality” that has set them up for failure in
Missy Tours Aullwood Gardens
Missy enjoyed some of our temporary “empty nester” status to take a tour of the Aullwood Gardens…
San Francisco City Hall
An endless supply of commentary from my buddy, Slick: “Next.” “Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage license.” “Names?” “Tim and Jim Jones.” “Jones? Are you related? I see a resemblance.” “Yes, we’re brothers.” “Brothers? You can’t get
Democrats and Poor People
Everyone knows that the Democrats appeal to the “less fortunate” portion of the population by insinuating that they are going to “take from the rich and give to the poor”. The results of this class warfare can best be summed-up
BMW 545
Is that a pretty car, or what? It gives you 340 horsepower and 25 mpg. You’ve gotta love those wheels…
Computer Science and the Human Brain
Most of us think of Leonardo Da Vinci as a great artist, with his masterpiece the Mona Lisa. In reality, Da Vinci possessed fine artistic skills but was actually one of the world’s greatest scientist/engineer. As depicted below, in the late
Bicycling to Beavercreek
Bear and I did about 30 miles this past weekend along the river corridor to Beavercreek. As the photos below show, we got the chance to get sprayed by the fountain in downtown Dayton as well as experience the construction
When Ex-Presidents were Honorable
We’ve seen sanctimony to the nth degree practiced by ex-Presidents such as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. It makes us all wish for a time when President’s were honorable… When President Harry Truman retired from office in 1952, his income
A Jewish Father’s Logic
Moshe is waiting on the platform at the station. He notices a Jewish man standing nearby and asks him for the time. But the man ignores him. Moshe then asks him again, and the man responds in the same way.