Something to Meditate.

No. 1,224 Summary: JetBlue has a link on its email ads called “Humankinda” about the fast pace and mindlessness of modern American life. Here’s a sample.

“Out out,damn spot!”: Trying (but failing) to erase history.

No. 1,216 One of the most distinguished alumni of Yale University was John C. Calhoun. The South Carolinian, who was, inter alia, Vice President during the Jackson Administration, is the namesake of one of the several colleges that comprise the University. But Yalies, or at least some of them, want to change the name, since […]

Trump’s Art of the Deal Tells a Good Story.

No. 1,211 He talks about his 1989 book, “Art of the Deal” so much that I decided that I had to read it. Donald can be forgiven for saying that it is the second best book ever written, second to the Bible. Many authors probably think that about their own books, but few are as […]

Why Are Scammers Usually So Poor At Proofreading?

No. 1,210

A Pox on You, Alex Rios and Kelvin Herrera!

No. 1,209 Yes, there was a chicken pox outbreak in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse. Not shingles, but adult chicken pox. It seems that the two Latin players were never exposed to the virus, because it doesn’t thrive in the tropics. And they weren’t vaccinated because such vaccinations are not always given in the tropics. […]

Witch hunts are as American as Apple Tarts.

No. 1,203 Three people can keep a secret, Ben Franklin once wrote, if two of them are dead. And when the secret inevitably is revealed . . .. as Ricky used to say to Lucy, somebody has a lot of ‘splaining to do. Maybe so, but not to us, the public. Whether somebody’s email address […]

Nice Guy He Wasn’t!

No. 1,153 Is it possible that the common usage of the word “guy” has its origins with Guy Fawkes? So says Eugene Volokh, of Volokh Conspiracy fame. It takes one conspirator to know another one. What is “kinesophobia?” Is it the same thing as “kinesiophobia?” What do these terms have to do with the word “haptic.” or […]

Is the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Procedure in Proposed Trade Agreements an End-Run Around US Courts?

No. 1,152 Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts, has been campaigning against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement involving 12 countries, including the US, with borders on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Warren says that the proposed agreement includes an international trade dispute resolution mechanism, “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (ISDS), that would enable multinational corporations […]

Is It “Pleaded” or “Pled”?

Lawyers use this word “plead” all the time as to indicate that some averment was stating in a “pleading”, such as a complaint or answer.

A Parable of the Persistent Robin.

No. 1,137 While I was on the telephone today, I noticed a robin in a garden plot. She had taken hold of a thick string about 3 feet long, fastened to a post. Nesting material, I presume. I say “she” because, according to information acquired in elementary school, males have a bright orange breast while […]

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