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Category Archives: American Life

Capitalism at work

Monday, February 24, 2014

Now this is how it’s supposed to work. Plucky young entrepreneur finds a need and fills it.

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A Mystery

Friday, February 7, 2014

Here's something that has me completely bolloxed. I learned today that: Medicare is paying “grossly excessive” amounts for vacuum erection systems, informally known as penis pumps, which are generally used by men who fail to cure their erectile dysfunction problem with drugs such as Viagra. via Talking Points Memo This actually has me bolloxed on […]

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Thou may shoot thy neighbor (certain conditions apply)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

It will be interesting to see if a recent Florida case gets the same attention as the Trayvon Martin case or whether, as I predict, we have all grown used to the idea that it is legal to murder people in hoodies in Florida: On Thursday, an Orlando man shot and killed a 21-year-old who […]

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Remarkable people

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Saturday morning my attention was drawn to an article in the Boston Globe about a couple who had just donated millions of dollars worth of art to Bowdoin College. I began to read the article only because Bowdoin is my alma mater. I assumed that the couple involved were rich alumni, or, given Bowdoin's history […]

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New London makes news

Thursday, October 17, 2013

New London, the fair metropolis just to the west of my adopted town of Groton, has proven yet again that, despite appearances, it is not just a jerkwater town dominated by a giant highway entrance that destroyed most of the historic center of town so that people could be spirited to Groton to build instruments […]

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Surprising finding…not

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Some news from the Department of Why am I not surprised by this. It seems that politicians of both the the right and the “left” believe their constituents are far more out of touch with their own self interest than is actually the case: When we compare what legislators believe their constituents want to their […]

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A Tale of our Times

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

This post is only tangentially related to politics, though the story is emblematic of our culture. I found out about it because my wife and I subscribe to the Boston Globe, for it’s a local Boston story. We were particularly interested because our son currently has a fellowship at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, […]

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Unseemliness in Boston

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Prior to the Boston Marathon bombings perhaps the most hated person(s) in the history of that fair city (apart from Bucky Dent) were the Redcoats that opened fire during the Boston Massacre. John Adams stepped up and, despite the potential impact on his political career, provided a successful defense. His actions paid personal and historical […]

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Incompetent Canadians, or just poorly equipped?

Saturday, February 2, 2013

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Police say a man ran through the hallways of a Vancouver apartment building, slashing seven people in what they believe was a completely random attack, Sgt. Randy Fincham said Friday seven people were injured in the high rise building on the city’s west end during the attack Thursday night. Six people […]

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Call me a cynic

Monday, January 28, 2013

Crotchety old man time. Today I received an email from my local bar association about a gun buy back program. I don’t question the motivation of these programs, but is there an iota of evidence that they do any good? I don’t have a gun. I do have an Ipad, which is getting old. If […]

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