Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Hypocritical Oath     It’s not to be confused with the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take, with the admonition to “First, do no harm.”  Those who have over-prescribed opioids while taking kickbacks from the drug companies are indeed hypocrites, but nowhere … Continue reading →

Happy Centennial, National Parks Service     This is the centenary year of the National Parks Service, established in 1916.  PBS has called our national parks America’s best idea.  I would respectfully disagree, believing our best idea was Social Security.  I like … Continue reading →

So, What’s for Breakfast?     It’s the most important meal of the day.  That’s the line we’ve all been fed since back in the cretaceous era.  A few weeks ago I stumbled onto an article on priceonomics.com.  As it turns out, … Continue reading →

Mike Pence — Up Close and Poisonous     After all the fumbles and stumbles from the Trump campaign, his pick of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his VP may have been a stroke of genius.  It connects Trump to the Republican … Continue reading →