Catalunya! How dare such a region express its independence!
Author: Kilgore Forelle
The Golden Rule
I don’t get it. Isn’t the Golden Rule simple and straightforward enough? I heard a young girl in the Ophthalmologist’s waiting room this morning, “Why can’t people just treat each other as they would like to be treated?” There’s the confusion — why do people suspend the Golden Rule?
Still Assholes
Now the echo chamber resounds with the idea that no matter what he does, POTUS will still be called an asshole by the hardcore critics. The buzz around the Puerto Rico rescue effort is an example.
Anders Chydenius
Years ago, when I first signed up for Facebook, as I recall, there was an opportunity to establish a nom de guerre. So I chose Anders Chydenius. Despite this boost in exposure, he has remained obscure to this day.
Words Poorly Used #107 — Humility
We often use humility to mean un-self-centered and objective, not acting on an assumption of superiority. Most dictionaries, however, say that the word comes from the Latin word for low.
Baby Boom Bubble
A friend pointed out that everything the U. S. Government touches turns into a bubble. I was part of one this week when I had cataract surgery on my right eye. I’ll be back for the other in several weeks. I am part of a giant crop.
libertarian + voluntaryist + individualist …
I cannot be pegged by the 3 labels above, however, because, to paraphrase Walt Whitman, I contain multitudes. Each individual is the only one of her kind in all the universes.
Reliable Sources
Where do you go to get reliable accounts of news, weather, and sports? I recently surveyed my students in 4 computer literacy classes regarding this information. On reviewing the results, I stressed to them that a “good” source was no better than its reliability, and furthermore its alignment with the goals of the seeker.
Words Poorly Used #106 — Consensus
It rears its ugly head again. I’m talking about the populist tendency to subsume the existence of substantial discord by uttering a stupid statement containing the word, “consensus,” or its equivalent.
Yellowstone
I see that the world, regardless of the natural effects of humans, proceeds in a way that is nearly oblivious to our small presence. Does the Earth care who is POTUS today, or what he may do with regard to the Paris Accord?