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the ignorance of Brexit voters
Since I wrote my last blog entry, I’ve been shocked and unimpressed by the media coverage of Brexit. The two major newspapers I read, WaPo and the NYT, have seemed to delight in mocking the apparent stupidity of the voters who voted to leave. This article captures my thoughts perfectly, and much more intelligently than…
brexit
I find the furor over the Brexit really interesting. I think a lot of the uproar is due to the fact that the so-called elite clearly did not want this, but the “common man” spoke. The elite have turned to FB and other outlooks to release their scathing commentary about the pain the Brexiters will…
sense and sensibility
L had her second soccer practice today. This time, she was again the other kid, but there were two coaches there. Two! I am so amused. I’m re-reading Sense and Sensibility, and this time through, I’m really struggling with the premise that Marianne, age 16, should fall in love with Colonel Dashwood, age 35, despite his…
on sports and peds
Many years ago, I was living in Ireland during the 2000 Olympics. Ireland had only one medal prospect in the games. Sonia O’Sullivan, in the 5000 m run. She ended up winning a silver medal, an event for which my 24-hour-a-day production factory which didn’t stop for anything shut down production for an hour. In…
so young
It’s really disturbing seeing the faces of the victims. They are so young! How many of these people would be alive if assault weapons were banned? Or would the killer have used explosives instead? Liberals are saying we should ban guns, or assault rifles anyway. I whole-heartedly agree. I have, however, become so pessimistic about…