I think it only human nature to feel offended when we dutifully pay our taxes every year, only to learn that some very wealthy person paid little or no tax. This week, for example, a story in Pro Publica revealed that Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis paid no taxes in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and local … Continue reading When the wealthy pay no taxes
It’s been a few years since I’ve ranted about Xcel increasing its rates yet again, so here we go. Feel free to stop reading now; I won’t be offended. You see, Xcel has an energy monopoly here in Colorado. They provide both gas and electricity, so for the great majority of us, there’s no place … Continue reading Xcel cares
This has been a year of one frustration after another. A big one for me, self-isolating since March and dependent on delivered groceries, is not being able to get a specific product. Like everyone else, I struggled through toilet paper and paper towel shortages in the spring, but those issues eventually resolved (and I have … Continue reading First it was toilet paper
Just a note in passing: Regardless of what the future holds for the now-infamous Boeing 737 Max airplane, you’ll never find me in one. I’ve no doubt the plane will be “fixed” and put back into service; obviously Boeing and the many airlines who bought the plane cannot afford to just scrap all of them. … Continue reading Boing, boing, Boeing
Trump lost a billion dollars in ten years (ala “The Art of the Deal“!?), but at least it was his own money. Now he’s playing with your money and mine. Bad. Very bad. “If the world goes to hell in a handbasket, I won’t lose a dollar.” — Trump, 1988 Continue reading Trade wars bad, very bad
An enterprising San Diego Girl Scout recently sold more than 300 boxes of her cookies in six hours by positioning herself outside a marijuana dispensary. While the Scouts and authorities discuss the legality and propriety of her action, I can’t help thinking of an equally smart scout here in Thornton, Colo. She stationed herself in … Continue reading Samoas and Thin Mints and Trefoils, oh my!
