People-watching. It can be an interesting pastime. Especially if you’re stuck killing time waiting for something you absolutely have to have. Say, a new driver’s license. I arrived early, at an hour when I normally would be just crawling out of bed, took a number (literally) and a chair, and settled in for a long … Continue reading People-watching at the DMV
These days Americans are angry about laws that don’t work, laws that aren’t enforced, and laws that get blocked or never even passed. But I’m happy to report a particularly ugly case in Colorado where the law worked. On December 30, a dead dog was found in western Colorado. His name was Buddy, and he’d … Continue reading Justice for Buddy
I just saw Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on CNN. She was being interviewed about President Obama’s “Race to the Top” program, a plan to improve some of the nation’s poorest schools. I wasn’t particularly interested in the story until she made a slightly off-topic statement that I’ll have to paraphrase. … Continue reading Another union rant
I didn’t know for sure who Tim Tebow was until I heard he and his mom were going to do an anti-abortion ad during this year’s Super Bowl. Such a commotion before we even saw the ad. But the whole flap did remind me that he’s the overtly Christian player who writes Bible verses on … Continue reading Holding out before you’ve played a game
There are so many lousy products and worse companies out there these days that when I do come across one I’m really happy with, I like to tell people about it. Among the numerous antivirus computer programs I’ve tried over the years, ESET has ranked as my favorite for about five years. It doesn’t take … Continue reading Just a shameless shill
BP CEO Tony Hayward is out. Fired, resigned, reassigned. Small comfort to those injured, perhaps irreparably, by BP’s gulf oil spill. Small comfort to Americans outraged by his pompous, arrogant, defiant attitude about the whole mess. Nor is there any comfort in knowing his replacement, Robert Dudley, is a rather easy-going, low-key American. I’ve no … Continue reading Ding dong, the witch is dead
