American Aristocracy
When we were taking the train to Sevilla for our honeymoon, Rosa had picked up a copy of ¡Hola!, one of the numerous Spanish gossip magazines, to pass the time. Like the junk we have here in the States...
View ArticleHemp Oil Versus Gasoline
This morning started with an interesting discussion about replacing all energy consumption with hemp oil. What this has to do with IT, manga or anime I don’t know but there it is. The debate got heated...
View ArticleBicycle Drivers License
I’m getting pretty sick of bicycle riders disobeying the rules (and law) of the road. If they were driving in a car as they ride their bikes there would be pandaemonium on the pavement. I’m tired of...
View ArticleMagical Conservatism
After reading this article I can’t help but wonder how America would develop if the Republican agenda were to succeed. Our education system would be in shambles as we cut more and more funding to...
View ArticleNational Debt is a Cancer
Dear Mr. President and members of Congress, Our national debt is a cancer. If a person had cancer then any doctor would recommend treating it immediately. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and...
View ArticleLA’s New Bicycle Law is a Bad Idea
I’ve grumbled plenty about bicycle riders in the past. That’s why the news that LA has passed new bicycle laws without regulating bicyclists as well is a very bad idea. The ordinance, which backers...
View ArticleWealth Entitlement
A lot is said over and over again about entitlements in America. From Medicaid and Social Security to public schools and libraries. Conservatives want to axe entitlement benefits for unemployment,...
View ArticleGuns in Britain
One Texan in the London office of MSNBC asks, would it be so bad to issue guns to the bobbies to quell the rioting and looting that happened there recently? Yes, there’s an argument for unarmed police,...
View ArticlePreaching to the Choir
ХудожникThis weekend I went for a walk with Ainara along Valencia Street. There were several Greenpeace folks canvasing for signatures. I blew them off in my usual way: spoke bad English in a foreign...
View ArticleWelcome to the New DotCom Explosion
The last time around, towards the end of the 90s, we saw companies build out the DotCom era on such flimsy business plans as shipping dog food for free with no actual profit margin. Investors poured...
View Article
