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As of yesterday, I am a grandfather.  The birth of my first grandchild was not under the best of circumstances but, by golly, he is my grandson so… so now I feel really old.  Not “sad old” but “happy old”. … Continue reading →

The United Kennel Club was founded in 1898 by Chauncy Z. Bennett.  The main reason was to have an official registry for his favorite breed: the American Pit Bull Terrier.  The American Kennel Club had refused to recognize the breed; … Continue reading →

Somebody contacted me with some questions about this blog and, even though I’ve dealt with some of these issues before, I’ve decided to clarify them again and here I’ll quote some of his words. I frankly find it impossible that … Continue reading →

On my way to the beach recently, I noted how cigarette smokers flick their used butts out of their car windows onto the street.  Any one of us has seen this behavior thousands of times by now.  It is likely … Continue reading →

After many years of fruitless searching,  institutional racism has finally revealed itself – inside a group home in Western Ohio.  The culprit, a Mr. Giles Murphey, showed his inner rot while participating in the daily “Creative Hour” at the Happy … Continue reading →

Claude Fischer is a sociologist at UC Berkeley who published a piece entitled “Angry Old White Men” in which he categorizes the Tea Party movement as a rural movement of old white men. Mark Thoma, a left-leaning economist picked up … Continue reading →

A Portland jury recently awarded Kerry Lewis $18.5 for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a Boy Scout leader.  The Boy Scouts, as an organization, was apparently negligent in protecting its vulnerable members. It was not very long … Continue reading →

I don’t watch T.V. but I happened to be passing by when somebody else was – and I heard the news anchor describe how a 12 year old Troutdale girl had called 911 while three home invaders/burglars were rummaging through … Continue reading →

Though Western culture is often called “Judeo-Christian” culture, Judaism’s traditional tolerance toward polygamy seems to have gotten lost somewhere along the way.  In the U.S. it is legal to cheat on your wife, to have as many girlfriends as you … Continue reading →

All my adult life, I’ve had an aversion to the popular professional sports.  It’s not that there is something innately evil about them.  On the contrary, if people enjoy participating, and watching, such activities then all the power to them.  … Continue reading →