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Tom Cotton bears an uncanny resemblance to …
This is Tom Cotton (R-AR), the oh-so-patriotic freshman senator who wrote and posted that well-nigh treasonous letter to the Iranian government warning them that our president and his proffering are...
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How would you deal with ISIS?
How to deal with ISIS? The argument rages on. President Obama defends and is conducting a campaign of attrition, of slowly wearing down ISIS with limited airstrikes, limited ground troops, supplying...
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Shooting at parachuting pilots
If the early reports are correct, and with apologies for the mangled, paraphrased poetry: I’ve never been a soldier I never hope to be one But I can tell you anyway I’d rather see than be one …...
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Let there be peace on earth
Yes, it’s a commercial, but the message is no less valid. Filed under: International, video content, wide-format
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Suddenly I feel younger
In Verbania, Italy, yesterday, Emma Morano became the oldest person in the world at age 115. Born on November 29, 1899, she is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s....
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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
In 2003 Costa Rica banned the euthanasia of stray dogs and instead turned to spaying, neutering, and sanctuaries. At the Territorio de Zaguates sanctuary, the dogs — more than 700 — are free to roam...
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Lessons of Brexit
… and their buyer’s remorse started the very next day as a Leave supporter started a petition for a do-over. Almost 4 million signatures have been gathered. The obvious lesson is that votes should be...
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Those who cannot remember the past …
Filed under: guns, International, Law, Religion, terrorism
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We need another JFK
I’m watching a rerun of CNN’s series “The Sixties,” specifically season one, episode 2, “The World on the Brink.” It’s about the Cuban missile crisis. I watched again as Russian ships carrying nuclear...
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Dear Gary Johnson: This is Aleppo
And this: And this: And so much more. Assad. Barrel bombs. Chlorine gas. Is it coming back to you now?Filed under: Election 2016, International, Syria
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Bet you can’t help smiling
This video is five years old but it was new to me. And it certainly brightened my day. I hope it will brighten yours, too. The back story on this … a guy named Matt Harding started a video project...
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It’s about priorities
This cartoon reminded me of a quotation from Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower. I saw it earlier this week in a comment from Herb Van Fleet on his blog, The Humanist Challenge: “Every gun that is made, every...
View ArticleLessons of Brexit
… and their buyer’s remorse started the very next day as a Leave supporter started a petition for a do-over. Almost 4 million signatures have been gathered. The obvious lesson is that votes should be...
View ArticleWe need another JFK
I’m watching a rerun of CNN’s series “The Sixties,” specifically season one, episode 2, “The World on the Brink.” It’s about the Cuban missile crisis. I watched again as Russian ships carrying nuclear...
View ArticleFrom Australia, a heartwarming story
When the dying patient, en route to palliative care for the last time, expressed a wish to “just be at the beach,” Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedic Graeme Cooper took action. He and partner...
View ArticleThai soccer team and coach safely out of cave
Twelve members of Thailand’s Wild Boars youth soccer team and their assistant coach were trapped deep in a cave for two weeks when monsoon rains began and water in the cave rose. But today, the last...
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