Monthly Archives: October 2020

Are We In Napoleonic Europe?

Last Sunday, I heard from London, that Paris had burnt Berlin, only to meet its Waterloo and be detained since. Shades of the Napoleonic wars. Napoleonic France (whose capital was Paris), conquered Prussia (where Berlin is the capital) (Napoleon didn’t … Continue reading

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New Source of Income for the Government

So much of the pandemic response has been about creating new social programs for business and people. Not surprisingly, government is getting strapped for cash and could use some new forms of income. I have taken it on my self … Continue reading

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Slaughterhouse Lego

Lego was not the first toy building system on the market. Far from it. I remember three systems that predated it and existed at the same time. First there was the Red Brick House building system. I’m not sure what … Continue reading

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Ghost Writers in the Sky

The Long Island medium, Theresa Caputo, used ghost writers for her new book, Good Mourning. While she didn’t say as much on her recent Live with Kelly and Ryan interview, she came very close. She asserted that she had some … Continue reading

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Stupid Pets

My cat is curled up on the bed right now. So I take it as a free moment to clean the house a bit. Now my cat has seen me sweep lots of times. I feel that at this point, … Continue reading

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