Tag: No S*** Sherlock!

I feel that way sometimes, too…

  There are very few cartoonists who can capture the human dilemma so consistently and so accurately as Stephan Pastis.  Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the “Pearls Before Swine” Web page. It’s like the well-known wail of complaint allegedly uttered by many trainee computer programmers (of whom I was… Continue reading I feel that way sometimes, too…

“The Five Universal Laws of Human Stupidity”

  That’s the title of an interesting article I found at Getpocket.  Here’s how it starts. In 1976, a professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley published an essay outlining the fundamental laws of a force he perceived as humanity’s greatest existential threat: Stupidity. Stupid people, Carlo M. Cipolla explained, share several… Continue reading “The Five Universal Laws of Human Stupidity”

Here it comes: the shortages start to hit home – and so does the backlash

  I was saddened to read a post by Linda Fox over at Liberty’s Torch yesterday evening.  It bears out what I’ve been saying in these pages for a long time, and brings home the fact that food shortages are no longer just a prospect – they’re becoming a reality.  Do please note her last… Continue reading Here it comes: the shortages start to hit home – and so does the backlash

Beware of “woke” charities, and don’t support them

  Fellow blogger Eaton Rapids Joe mentioned a decision reached by his family. It is with a heavy-heart that the ERJ family will stop donating to the Catholic Relief Services. Over the last fifteen years we contributed half of our “discretionary” tithe to them…perhaps $600 a year. A nagging question had popped into my head… Continue reading Beware of “woke” charities, and don’t support them

Lawdog – a grumpy deputy encounters a grumpier doctor

  Some of you may recall Lawdog’s first encounter with pericarditis, and the follow-up, and its recurrence a few months later.  Well, our favorite deputy is still at it.  This comes not from his blog, but from other social media. So, there I am, thinking I ought to talk to a professional. “Cardiac center, may… Continue reading Lawdog – a grumpy deputy encounters a grumpier doctor

The more things change, the more they stay the same…

  French journalist Jean-Baptiste Karr is known for his aphorism “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (“The more things change, the more they stay the same”). I was reminded of his well-known saying when I read this article over at Didact’s Reach (a blog I recommend highly to those who are willing to take… Continue reading The more things change, the more they stay the same…

Just cut out the protein – then your food bills won’t be so high!

  I was mind-boggled by the Biden administration’s response yesterday to surging inflation. “If you take out” beef, pork & poultry, the “price increases are more in line with historical norms”. If there’s a more crass, unfeeling and insensitive official response to the distress being experienced by many consumers today, I’m not sure what it… Continue reading Just cut out the protein – then your food bills won’t be so high!