Published in Politically Speaking·PinnedMember-onlyWe Don’t Talk About…AnythingBetter to ban it than talk about it — Forget “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” It's just a Disney tune. But here in the good old United States of America, we have embraced that Disney theme. …Society4 min readSociety4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow a Little Junior High Stole the Profits from a National Portrait ChainAn industry disruption that sparked, then fizzled for lack of school district courage — These days it seems teachers are always begging for money. As a classroom teacher, I was the biggest benefactor of my own program. My personal philosophy was: This is my career, and I’m not planning to spend my entire career just getting by with the school district’s miserly resources. My…Education13 min readEducation13 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Nuts & Bolts of Foolproof Sourdough BreadA simple guide to a healthy loaf of sourdough bread without the guesswork I’m not a baker by trade. I’m a retired teacher with plenty of time to work through the sourdough process. I’ve done so enough times that I can consistently produce a beautiful loaf of artisan, sourdough bread…Sourdough16 min readSourdough16 min read
4 hours agoActually it was only a little less than half of the voters that voted for the blowhard.21Dusty Evski70 million fools. That's a lot of fools.70 million fools. That's a lot of fools.1 min read1 min read
7 hours agoGary Janosz — Boy, we go back a bit, don’t we?1Scott TarloI can understand how the entire endeavor could wear you down after a while.I can understand how the entire endeavor could wear you down after a while. It seems as though we are living through an unprecedented time. It can be depressing. I know I have backed off in the last couple of months. You have to protect your mental health.1 min read1 min read
10 hours agoLet’s define “scale of the human enterprise.” Think of it as the area of a rectangle, with one dimension being the size of our economy and the other being the size of our population.Don’t be a Twit About Overpopulation36216Dave GardnerThe human enterprise defined by capitalism depends on continued growth and expansion.The human enterprise defined by capitalism depends on continued growth and expansion. Population decline or any degrowth is in direct opposition to capitalism. Capitalists want ever growing consumption, a growing population guarantees this.1 min read1 min read
10 hours agoTrump’s base is not going to take this lightly, and we all know that don’t we? The question is, how far are they going to take their response? Trump has already called for them to protest on his behalf before, and we all saw how that turned o…It Happened. Trump’s Been Indicted.39610Lauren ElizabethI think we still have lots of room is our prison system for people who fail to understand the rule…I think we still have lots of room is our prison system for people who fail to understand the rule of law.1 min read1 min read
12 hours agoGee, how fun! The leading Republican presidential candidate — just threatened to kill us. Now, not to be critical, but that sure sounds like one helluva strange campaign promise, even for today’s GOP. Of course, Trump’s just using the old Mob tactic, “Gee, nice country ya have here. Be a damn shame i…Trump Warns of ‘Death and Destruction’ if Indicted in Stormy Daniels Case99413Johnny RobishTypical Trump.Typical Trump. My question is at what point will he say or do something that ends his political career? Really, "grab 'em by the pussy", making fun of the disabled, mocking a Gold Star family, hush money, insurrection, the big lie? -- Our country has sunk so low that everything is acceptable. I guess it remains to be seen just how many deplorables are out there?1 min read1 min read
1 day ago…dled into the hotel to thaw my bones. When I went back out to the car the heater was working again! Yay I thought, good to go, must have been the extreme cold. About five minutes out of the lot it kicked off again. This was going to be a long drive. The sun w…My Tesla Frustrations312Daniel SkylerGood thing you don't normally need the heater in the extreme cold or the defroster for that matter.Good thing you don't normally need the heater in the extreme cold or the defroster for that matter.1 min read1 min read
1 day agoPraying to our Gods won’t save us because Earth is God, but we were too busy contriving meaningfulness to realize we had everything, and it was perfect. We searched for empty promises but couldn’t see the world’s riches, which were in our sight the who…Our Meaningless Existence Killed the Planet, but We’re Already Dead46110Corinne NitaThis statement pretty much sums up the human condition.This statement pretty much sums up the human condition. -- Thinking along similar line is wrote: https://medium.com/politically-speaking/what-would-our-animal-friends-have-to-say-6a3acc5d732b1 min read1 min read
