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Sports, Politics, Media, & Valentines – We Wonder Around A Bit Today

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Sports

Did you watch the Super Bowl this year? Three noteworthy observations seem appropriate to call out.

First, the Half Time entertainment. Naturally, Trumpsters hated it. I thought it was pretty unique and fun to see. A fine reminder of just how diverse America is, and what strength that brings to the nation. I gather the “alternative” Kid Rock show was pretty much a bust. How ironic that they chose just a sleaze ball as their lead act. So much for values based choices.

Second,

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The Economy Is Key for More Than Economics – Part II of II

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Our Look at Economy 101

Concluding Our Two- Part Discussion

As we discussed last week, the economy is about far more than just economics – it affects almost everything in our lives.  With that in mind, last week we went over some important definitions (capitalism, socialism, communism, democratic socialism) so we were clear about pros and cons, possible solutions in our discussions. People tend to throw around words like socialism without much understanding as to what such terms mean. But not us!

So, with some shared definitions in hand and observations of these various systems,

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The Economy Is Key for More Than Economics – Part I of II

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Let’s Do A Bit Of Economics 101

This Is A Two- Part Discussion

Even the basics of what constitutes a “good economy” gets a bit complex and takes more words than are suitable for a format like a blog. So today, Part I, laying out some groundwork and definable terms. Next week, some conclusions on where we might go from here.

Remember Carville’s Famous Phrase? It Is Still True

James Carville was the author of the famous phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” that led to Bill Clinton’s election to the presidency. The phrase is as powerful as ever.

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Ten Short Notes

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A Lot Is Going On. Let’s Keep Track, Even Of The Ones Easy To Miss

Minnesota Leads the Way – But Do Not Be Fooled

The people of Minneapolis and many others who came to support them have done it right; we should all be inspired. But understand this is far, far from over. The Administration took a bit of a bloody nose and is making noises about easing back a bit, but the evidence is pretty thin. There are still thousands of federal forces in Minneapolis (and in lots of other places). Some confrontational methods seem less used,

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It’s a New Year. What Awaits Us?
     

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A Few items to Consider

What Kind of Year Is Upon Us?

Thanks to everyone for your patience on the day+ delay on this posting. Still working through a few technical issues but looks like we are pretty much back on line, so here we go.

Too soon to tell, of course. There continue, and in some cases increasing, worrisome things afoot, but also some promising indicators have begun showing up. We will not try to list all those possibilities, but let’s take a look at 10 events/indicators worth observing and we will see how things go from there.

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A Solution for the Renaming of Public Buildings

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Trump has irritated a lot of people by putting his name on buildings. Behold, a solution

A Sure Sign of Clinical Narcissism  

Trump’s desire to see his name everywhere is, as I understand it, a classic symptom of the most advanced form of narcissism. The man really does want to be a king.  Putting his name on the Institute for Peace was a bad joke, at best. Forcing it on the Kennedy Center was obscene.

Fortunately, lawsuits have been filed that may resolve such nonsense sooner rather than later. If not, assuming the election of 2028 goes correctly,

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In Praise of Interspecies Harmony

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Animals and People Change Each Other’s Lives

We Said That This Was The Last Time

Earlier this year our beloved border collie Bonnie died. She was an old girl with a long list of medical problems; it was time to let her rest. Knowing that is the right decision at the right time does not make it any easier. We take it hard when we lose a pet. Everyone grieves in their own way; for us time is a requirement. We think a lot about such a loss for many months.

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Maybe The Best Job on Planet Earth

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Tis the holiday season. Let’s give each other a gift and have some fun.

 A New “Business” Model

I refer to the topic of today, a new “business” in quotation marks because it looks like so much fun, it is more of a treat than a job. But it is spreading and it appears people are making a living doing this. There is at least one such service in my area- I bet more will pop up around the country. They already exist in Canada, too. 

Dogs On A Bus

If you are on social media,

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December 2, 2025

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A Cold, Hard Month is Coming In Many Ways

In terms of the actual weather, it has been all over the scale of severity around the country. My neck of the woods has had a pretty mild, if brisk, winter approach, while much of the country has endured really cold, tough weather. But the weather provides a good metaphor for the “climate” we humans construct- lots of turbulence, many storms, some rays of hope. Let’s take a look at some of the current sightings on our “weather map.”

How Could the Shooting of Two National Guardsmen Be Made Worse?

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