We’ve heard TheDonald claim that it’s Saudi Arabia that is keeping oil prices down. Except, it’s the good old USA that’s performing that task.
Continue reading Crude- and Crude
We discussed the Global Change Research Program earlier this week. You remember- the report that explains how badly climate change is going to prove for life as we know it. The one that TheDonald wanted to bury, so he had it released on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Continue reading Another Global Change Report?
I have spent many days in Taiwan. And, when I first began visiting, martial law was the norm. It really wasn’t until 1990 that a democratically elected President actually headed up the country’s government. (That’s despite the fact that Tricky Dick decided to recognize Beijing over Taiwan in 1979. It’s also why every time I needed a visa, I had to literally drive from Charlottesville to DC to visit the “Taiwan Interests Section”.)
The trick to burying the news is to release it on a holiday or later in the afternoon on a Friday. So, what better day should TheDonald pick to release a long-awaited report discussing how America (and the world) is failing to tame the climate change issues than on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving?
Continue reading Bury the lead?
I am sure you all know that I am not really a fan of country music. Oh, sure, I got sucked into the genre living in Charlottesville. (Thank you, Bellamy Brothers, for my theme song- “He’s an old hippy and don’t know what to do….”)
First, one of the major change dates in my life.
It was erev Shabat. 1 week to Thanksgiving. 3 weeks to Chanuka. Our school day was winding down. (Fridays were short school days, so that those of us – like me- who needed an hours trip or more to get home- would be ready for Shabat that started around 5 PM.)
Continue reading Can we? Should we?
So, I’m at the age- or beyond- when knees and hips seem to go. Too many of my friends have run their last marathons. No longer can they “shake it off” after a few cortisone shots and a slew of OTC (over-the-counter) painkillers. (I hope I’ve escaped this problem- because I swim and ride bicycles. These pose infinitely less stress on one’s knees and hips.)
Continue reading Running down?
I went to a meeting the other day. (Hmm. I really go to meetings at least thrice a week. But, you’ll see why this one was slightly different in a jif.) One that covered material with which I was not as familiar as I felt I needed to be. Which meant, of course, I needed to take notes.
Continue reading Notes to Remember
