Category Archives: Humor
The Shallows?
I haven’t read the book, but in The Shallows Nicholas Carr argues that the internet is ruining our brains for deep contemplation. He worries especially what it’s doing to the minds of our youth. My experience is most people have … Continue reading
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Homeland Security
Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated…about 15,000 years ago. One of the latest theories is that they started the process themselves. The more curious, less shy ones started raiding human garbage, which gave them an evolutionary edge. … Continue reading
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More Loopholes
We’ve been talking about loopholes that people use to get around the spirit of laws. My favorite is Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor and a saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Byzantine Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran … Continue reading
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There’s No Law Against It…Yet
If you’re trying to change human behavior through laws, you’d better be careful how those laws are written. We’ve already talked about this, and the city of San Diego, CA has just given us a great example. The city was … Continue reading
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Uncertain Future?
This cartoon reminds me of an acquaintance years ago. His doctor looked up from the test results and said, “Tell me, Mr. Balestrini, do you believe in God?” Oh, oh. It also reminds me of some appeals from charities … Continue reading
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Loopholes
The big news here in the states is that Congress just passed a 2300-page financial reform bill, the goal being to prevent another financial crisis like the one we just went (are going?) through. Am I hopeful? Not really, but … Continue reading
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License Plates
I don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S. states allow people to buy “vanity plates”. Instead of a combination of letters/numbers issued by the state the buyer can choose his own…as long as it uses only about … Continue reading
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In Case There Was Any Doubt
In case there was any doubt about people being crazy, the Wall Street Journal recently ran an article entitled Fowl Fans See Golden Eggs in Catering to Pet-Chicken Market, Niche Sales Include Toys, Saddles and Diapers; Costumes for Phillip and … Continue reading
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A Dubious Distinction
Do you ever feel this way about politicians? 🙂 On a similar note: Foreign aid: When the poor people of one country give money to the rich people of another country. Afghanistan now has the dubious distinction of being … Continue reading
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Planning Ahead
This cartoon reminds me of a Thanksgiving Day years ago. A colleague at work saw me at the supermarket. He looked in my cart and the only thing there was a frozen turkey. He shook his head and said, … Continue reading
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