By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Marcus Aurelius To pursue the impossible is madness: but it is impossible for evil men not to do things of this sort. Also, Marcus Aurelius I don’t know what to make of this.
Title IX is great because sport is a life lesson. Every kid should get the benefits of competition. I watched The Players Championship golf tournament over the weekend. Saturday was one of those wicked days on a golf course. Heavy winds whipped the course but unlike an Open links layout, the course is a Pete […]
That is the title of an excellent story making the rounds (link below). Academic controversy isn’t new. Nor is political correctness. But the latest round of book burning and hog tying teachers about what can be taught or said in a classroom (Florida’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law is an excellent example) is getting out […]
With a kind request that you all … Keep politics out of my childhood memories
Judge Katanji Brown Jackson, prematurely referred to as KBJ here, is being feted at Congress this month after her SCOTUS nomination. Much is made of her being the first black woman nominated. But she would also be the first public defender appointed in a generation or two. At her press announcement, she name-checked my favorite […]
While America considers the first black woman to be a Justice on its Supreme Court (First Black Woman Nominated to SCOTUS: Katanji Brown Jackson) we have a crumbling world order in Europe (Bury The World Order, The Atlantic). Time to put on the Chucks and get down to brass tacks. Or play music and dance. […]
Let’s see if we can get through it without any “Let’s Go Brandon”‘s.
They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them. Eeyore, “The House at Pooh Corner” They are not funny things, accidents. In my experience, planes have fallen out of the sky when they are not supposed to. Cars can erupt in flames on unexpected high-speed impacts. Patients stop breathing when their anesthesia […]
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln Here is a link to my first post ever on this page, nearly six years ago, with some thoughts on Lincoln’s legacy. Splitting Hairs and Rails
So continues our calendar run of Founder and President Birthdays. “I heard the bullets whistle, Washington proclaimed, “and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.” George Washington in the Cumberland Gap during the Wilderness Expeditions, 1748. The cherry tree story may be fake news. Here is a link to a post from 2018 […]
