My first thought through high school was to become an architect designing houses and buildings. I had the drafting equipment, had placed at the IIT drafting contest, and was good at drawing a straight line. In high school they taught us how to frame houses when it still had such shops as wood working and […]
But then, we are dealing with dumb and dumber. California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Tony Coronado said in a statement. “This was an unusual and concerning situation. It is highly uncommon for any live-fire or explosive training activity to occur over an active freeway. As a Marine myself, I have tremendous respect for our […]
New elected Arizona Congressional Representative Adelita Grijalva is blocked from taking office due to Mike Johnson delays in swearing her in to office. Republican Eli Crane is my representative. His lack of support for Representative Adelita Grijalva is causing Arizona to lose representation in the House. At what point does the political party politics stop […]
– by New Deal democrat Under normal circumstances, this would be the morning I would slice and dice the first important consumer data for the month: retail sales. With the government shutdown continuing with no end in sight, all we have are several dart-throws. The Chicago Fed’s final Advanced Retail Trade report for September indicated +0.5% […]
I retired while working at Tier 1s in the world of American and German automotive companies. If I was not in China or the Philippines, I was in western and eastern Europe going to suppliers. Mostly, this was automotive component production for American automobiles and pickups. As you read this piece, I believe you will […]
Fifth term Virginia’s 8th District U.S. Representative representing Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, and parts of Fairfax County, Don Beyer talks healthcare. By no stretch of the imagination could Tru_p, Mikie Johnson, etc, be promoting something better for the public. Canceling out the funding for ACA, Medicaid and a part of the subsidy for Medicare is […]
I am X-military, having served during the Vietnam conflict where many of my friends died or were injured. If you chat with me about your war stories, I will probably just nod my head. My overseas duty was with 8th Marines in Cuba as a 2881 MOS even though I was deadly with an M14. […]
“Student loan debt swelled under Biden, despite historic forgiveness,” CNBC Some Factoids: Student loan debt grew during the Pandemic Former President Joe Biden forgave more student debt than any other president. However, the country’s education debt tab still grew during his presidency. Much of this is due to interest incurred during the pandemic Outstanding federal student debt stood at […]
It appears that the government shutdown has finally caught up with the CDC . . . none of their Covid demographics were updated this week, and the wastewater data still only goes up till the week ending September 20th . . . I don’t know if the data that they’ve missed will be caught up […]
I know that Trump news is generally demoralizing and frustrating. But for me, when we talk about it openly and share our thoughts, it makes it less overwhelming because we have others who are just as outraged. Classic horror movies love to have the characters split up to search for the killer so they can […]