Who Knows Where — I recently had a painful ponder, but I often find, in the midst of this pandemic, ponders are painful. The topic of my ponder was the pointless, yet poignant pursuit of pure reason to the extent my puny brain can perceive reason, pure or otherwise. Unfortunately, instead of pure reasonings…

for An Honorable Discharge — Propped up by cushions from one of the chairs that inhabited the ward, SGT James sat in his favorite place here at the VA hospital’s upper retirement home. His top-floor window ledge gave him a sweeping view of the hospital campus, but better still it gave him a panoramic view…

· You criticize Simone Biles while needing a step ladder to reach the balance beam. · You believe that feeding a cold will cure covid. · You think being governor gives you a free pass. [You must be President for that.] …

And It’s Not My Fault in a Margaritaville Sort of Way — When reading I have a quirk that most would call a flaw.[1] I pay little, or quite honestly no, attention to names. On balance, this is a curse, but occasionally a beautiful blessing emerges. First, the curse. Recently, while reading a particularly long Vox article about the economist Emily Oster…

Jeff Bezos’ Rule — His words to live by, “Create more than you consume.” That’s life, more or less. “…if you want to be successful in business (in life, actually), you have to create more than you consume.” Jeff Bezos

Let your 2021 have its own life — You’re at the entrance You’ve traveled through hell, but don’t Look back, move forward! How happy can a Kid be? That’s us this New Year. Live like life’s precious. Let’s realize that It was a deadly year. Don’t Let your guard down yet. This year embrace your Responsibilities. …

Holidays curtailed? You should be thankful. Just think You might not gain weight. Think of all the things We should be grateful for, like All the gas we’ve saved. I have a gadget It supports me by saying “When you’re right, you’re right!”

Do We Have to Love Them? — Don’t you have to love Politicians? Because they Always know what’s best Beware when you hear A politician who mocks Someone checking facts Attack and attack After all the best defense Might be offensive Which is more complex The clear one or the murky Or are they the same Politicians must Win your vote to reach their goal Truth is optional They’ll disappoint you No one can promise that much And come through, can they?

The Economy is in for a Wild Ride — With multiple vaccines almost within reach, many are confident we will soon be able to put the Covid-19 era in the rearview mirror and return to a normal life. For the overall economy, this is generally thought to be when unemployment and gross domestic product return to pre-Covid levels. …