Archive for March 2018
Was It the Bomb’s Fault or the Mind That Made Them?
There is no doubt the deadly mayhem endured by the citizens of Austin, Texas at the hands of a mysterious bomber this month was horrendous. But in the annals of crime 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt (a.k.a. the Austin Bomber) will go down as an amateur. And, sad to say, bombings are not that unusual. The…
Read MoreLove It or Hate It — Daylight Saving Time is the Law
Ahh. The extra sunshine these days makes me long for spring. Thanks to daylight saving time nearly all of us are now able to enjoy an extra hour of sun on the back end of the day. The only U.S. residents who don’t benefit live in Hawaii, most of Arizona (excluding the Navajo reservation) and…
Read MoreHello, FCC and FTC – Can You Hear Me Now?
It happens 2.9 billion times each month. All across this nation citizens are being pestered by privacy-invading telephone calls from either live or tape-recorded telemarketers, spammers and scammers even though there are state and federal laws against such unwanted calls. Think about this. 2.9 billion calls a month translates to 96.6 million of these annoying…
Read MoreA Message to Florida’s School Shooting Survivors
Dear students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School: The nation hears you. We have seen you on television and read your quotes. Despite the terror of losing 17 classmates and teachers to a gun wielding madman you are the most eloquent victims I’ve ever heard. Traumatized student-victims are usually whisked away, protected from public view.…
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