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My Hights Lights for the Week

These are my obscure events in case you missed. January 25, 2023 “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” Lyndon B. Johnson   -Bill Belichick is looking for a new coaching gig. He seems qualified to me.   -The L.A. Times has announced major layoffs, same with Sports Illustrated. McDonald’sContinue reading “My Hights Lights for the Week”

New Study about Fentanyl

Imports equal drug deaths January 21, 3034 “Fall down seven times, get up eight times.” Japanese proverb I have written many times about the fentanyl crisis in America. Here is a new slant: Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin. A single $5 pill is lethal. One gram of fentanyl, the equivalent of a packContinue reading “New Study about Fentanyl”

Two Bad Men

January 17, 2024 “Evil succeeds when good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke This is a story about 2 bad men. The first man is Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. During an NBA game on December 12th, Green punched an opposing player in the face. The player was knocked to the floor. Green wasContinue reading “Two Bad Men”

The Decline of Germany

January 16, 2024 “The more you sweat in peace, the less you will sweat in war.” N. Schwarzkopf The most popular politician in Germany today is Alice Weidel. Her party, Alternative for Germany, (AfD) is surging ahead of all others. Dr. Weidel holds a PhD in Economics. Weidel believes the German border should be secured. VotersContinue reading “The Decline of Germany”

Houthis and the Blowhard!

January 15, 2024 “A good answer late, is always better than a fast answer that’s wrong.” Self Biden was president less than a month (Feb. 2021) when he reversed Trump’s decision to list the Houthis as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Houthis are backed by Iran using money Iran received from Biden ($6 billion). BidenContinue reading “Houthis and the Blowhard!”

My Comments on the United States Postal Service.

November 26, 2023 The USPS is run by the Executive Branch of the US government and is considered to be an independent agency. It has 655,000 employees, including about 160,000 part-timers and contractors. The average pay per employee is $66,000. Unfortunately, the USPS is heavily unionized. A Board of Governors provides oversight to the PostmasterContinue reading “My Comments on the United States Postal Service.”

The Charlotte “Fish Wrap”

November 24, 2023 “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Maimonides Our local paper is terrible. Every day the paper runs several articles about 1,2, or 3 oppressed groups. The headlines are always exaggerated and misleading. And recentlyContinue reading “The Charlotte “Fish Wrap””

Dawn Staley is Wrong

November 23, 2023– Thanksgiving Day Dawn Staley is the women’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina. In 2021 she signed an historic coaching contract for $22 million. Her annual pay is 2.5 times higher than the Dean of the USC Business School. She has a net worth of $7 million. She has beenContinue reading “Dawn Staley is Wrong”

My Trip to the Mall

November 17, 2023 “If you buy things, you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.” W. Buffet I recently went on my annual trip to the mall. South Charlotte has a very large and upscale mall, with stores like Tiffany’s, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Lululemon, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Kate Spade,Continue reading “My Trip to the Mall”