The Curmudgeon is Back
Sorry. I haven’t been around for a pitifully long time. There are a number of reasons, none of which matter, so I’ll simply apologize and vow to try to do better. You can help by responding to the gems...
View ArticleApologies to my Faithful Readers
You may have noticed a paucity of curmudgeonly prose lately, and the Curmudgeon apologizes for that. Life has been intervening: a trip to the Frozen North, which coincided with the arrival of our...
View ArticleBail ‘Em Out—With Strings Attached
They’ve put together a bailout package, and it’s imperfect. It’s pretty bad. But it doesn’t matter because in a month we’ll have a new Congress and in six weeks we’ll have a President. Let’s go ahead...
View ArticleRosie
3/14/99 – 12/11/08 I met her in the boonies south of Dallas. She was a “mistake:” Both parents were pedigreed; one, a Scottie, the other a Beagle. We thought she would be suitable, and when she eagerly...
View ArticleWho else has your credit card numbers?
Like most of us, you’ve probably copied documents containing your social security number, financial and medical information, and credit card numbers–information you don’t want just anybody to have....
View ArticleTea Party? —or Coffee Party!
The political issues we face today in America are as important and difficult of resolution as any in our history. In foreign policy, domestic policy, economics (which encompasses all of the above and...
View ArticleIt’s Over; the Democrats lost. Why? What’s Next?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “Unprecedented Republican sweep.” OK. Democrats, Progressives, and Liberals lost. The Republicans gained control of the House, and made gains in the Senate. Why?...
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