Monthly Archives: August 2026
Black Box Warnings
The Internet tells me that warnings started appearing on tobacco products in 1966. I smoked until 1976 and I don’t remember them. They weren’t called Black Box Warnings till 1979 and then it might have started with some prescription drugs. … Continue reading
Nothing New Under Sun and 1-2-3-4 isn’t the Dumbest Password
At least it was new to me, when the Israeli’s rigged the phones of Hamas to explode. Turned out they’ve been there and done that thirty years ago! Sixty years ago, 1962, the U.S. proved they could parachute a two … Continue reading
So, There Really Is a Deep State
Harper’s Magazine’s cover blared: “Round Two: Trump’s Futile War Against the Deep State”. Before even reading it, I was struck that this liberal publication would admit the existence of the Deep State. It seems it wasn’t till Hillary Clinton, a … Continue reading
Mary, Mother of God
Your Body Bag House
That’s what a member asked me years before while still in the parish. I asked a question about my house, and he responded, “That depends. Is it your body bag house?” This needs no explanation, does it? You know what … Continue reading