Ronni Bennett posted this on her blog, Time Goes By, this morning. Not only did I feel compelled to post it too, I’m tempted to make it a fixture in my sidebar. It explains stupidity perfectly, and it’s the stupidity of others that usually annoys me first and foremost, no matter the issue or situation. (I, of course, … Continue reading Stupid is as stupid does
It happened this week. A bill proposing the Colorado Death with Dignity Act was introduced in the Colorado General Assembly. I’m trying to temper my excitement. I want so much for it to pass, but I’m soured on politics and the way government seems to work (or not work) these days. Worthwhile bills get buried and … Continue reading Give me liberty at my death
So Mitt Romney announced this afternoon that he won’t run for president next year after all. I’m torn between heaving a sigh of relief — because we’ve been there, done that, twice already — and thinking there’s still plenty of time for him to change his mind. Again. He’s proven himself adept at doing that. … Continue reading Bye, Mitt
Super Bowl commercials are beginning to appear and I’ve somehow managed to miss most of them. (As an advertising major in college, I always find them interesting.) This one that I did see made me as unhappy as the thousands of people who wrote and tweeted to GoDaddy that the commercial was heartless and … Continue reading No puppy love from GoDaddy ad
From Wikipedia: Enos Mills, then a 14-year-old boy, moved to Estes Park [Colorado] in 1884. He explored the mountains of the area and wrote many books and articles describing the region. He later supported the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park, and he split his time between the mountains he loved and the cities of … Continue reading On this day 100 years ago …
Ideally I’d require anti-vaxxers, whom I consider to be irresponsible, misinformed, and selfish, to live in special compounds or communities away from the rest of society. Less ideal but more practical, I’d require a child to have all vaccinations before admission to a public school — no exceptions. None. Grade school children are the best disease … Continue reading No sympathy for irresponsible anti-vaxxers
