Back in the days of George W. Bush’s economic collapse, a friend of mine decided to go to a job fair. He had a job of sorts, and the pay wasn’t all that bad. But it wasn’t officially a full-time job. He was what colleges call an adjunct professor, which meant he was paid for …
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever be called for jury duty again. When I lived in California, it seemed like I was called every other year. The last time I served, over Christmas 2008 and New Years 2009, was the most significant of all my appearances, I had been a juror convicting a man of …
Midterm elections in the second year of a presidency nearly always go against the party in power. Often the reason for that is simply that people who were unhappy with the new president are more motivated to vote and those who were satisfied tend to stay home. It’s a little like the story about the …
Today is the day we honor those who have served our country in the military. In spite of how some people interpret it, Veterans Day is not a holiday when we celebrate those who died in service. That’s what we celebrate on Memorial Day at the end of May. No, today is the day we …
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Elon Musk was supposed to be one of the new type of leaders in the workplace. It turns out he’s just one of the old type of authoritarian bosses. I wasn’t at all surprised to read that Musk was laying off a large number of employees after taking control of Twitter. The fact is, unless …
“Well, I think if they win, I should get all the credit, If they lose, I should not be blamed at all.” Does anyone not know who said that Tuesday, and is anyone surprised by the quote? When Harry Truman was president, he had a small sign on his desk that summed him up in …
Short takes from a journey through a disorganized mind: IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Eisenhower is an African-American lieutenant, Hitler is an occasional drag queen, King George is an idiot, the man we knew as Sir Winston was an actor named Roy Bubbles and Winston Churchill was a young American Marine. Yes, there are rare movies …
I used to enjoy watching horse races and listening to them on television. The announcers did such a good job of telling us who was winning, who was fading and who was coming from behind. Races nearly always lasted less than three minutes, and once they were finished, there might be analysis of why the …
“If you spend our time worrying about immigration and ‘terrorism,’ you have no time to worry about:— Our children being the unhappiest in Europe— People under 30 who are on average have half the money their parents have— .Students leaving university with average debts 10 times more than their parents— An estimated 70 percent of …
Our new schedule essentially begins today, with the first of the twice-a-week anecdotal columns. Friday will be another full-length piece and Saturday our first podcast in 18 months. Enjoy. Short takes from a journey through a disorganized mind: NO, IT’S NO NO-NO: Young fans are excited that they got to see a no-hitter pitched by …
