Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Fallacy of More
It is an odd twist of capitalism that is breeds the idea that more is better. More money, more possessions, more of everything, but is this fundamental theory holding up in practice over time? Has the more mentality of capitalism … Continue reading
On Odd Vagaries of Human Behavior
A story caught my ear today on the news. It was about a group of young students who travelled from Oregon to China for a vacation study trip. It seems that some of the students carried the H1N1 virus – … Continue reading
Greener Than Thou
In walking around the neighborhood, I don’t see much evidence that anyone is particularly concerned about global warming, drought conditions, or living green. I see the same lawns being sprinkled by the same sprinklers in the middle of the day. … Continue reading
Blissful Day in Sacramento
Days like today are such a blessing. Beautiful summer weather, little traffic to trifle with a middle-aged man on a bike in Midtown Sacramento. And so I rode over to the bike shoppe and aired up my tires. This particular bike … Continue reading
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Now what about Obama’s comment about the way the police acted in Cambridge with that Harvard Professor? Well I am of two minds about this and it’s partly out of my experience and partly out of my prejudices. First I … Continue reading
Random Health Care Thoughts
I watched Charlie Rose the night of President Obama’s health care press conference and the CEO or Director or President of the Mayo Clinic was on the talk about the need to reform health care. He made a lot of … Continue reading
Shame on Sacramento
So California has a budget and Arnold is able to say that he forced the legislature to do it without raising taxes. But did he? Or did Arnold simply kick that can down to the cities and counties? Arnold is … Continue reading