Category: rants
Posted on August 21, 2008
did you know 8/21/2008
There’s this thing in my brain that consistently needs to correlate things. Did you know, this morning’s New York Times has a front page article describing how a federal inspector general found that claims made by Medicare officials… Read More
FollowPosted on August 8, 2008
minority the majority of population
Here we go again. Did you know, the census bureau recently released a report that said that by the year 2050 minorities (plural) will make up the majority of people in the U.S.? First of all, why is… Read More
Posted on August 8, 2008
culture war
I’ve recently received some e-mails with what I might characterize as political propaganda, unsubstantiated by facts. It is my belief that the people who circulate (fwd, fwd, fwd) such material have no idea of what the term “unsubstantiated… Read More
Posted on July 4, 2008
independance day
As it is now the 4th of July I would like to indulge myself in a discussion of semantics. On the fourth, along with the Stars and Stripes, I also display the Culpeper Minutemen flag. For those not… Read More
Posted on July 3, 2008
god save the queen
As Independence Day approaches, it is interesting to note that although the American colonists revolted against the reign of King George III in 1776, 232 years later, the British still live with a monarchy. Not under a monarchy,… Read More
