Saturday, a Drudge Report headline said something to the effect that ‘Americans are sickened by the politicized funerals’, those of John McCain and Aretha Franklin. I couldn’t agree more. Both were Trump bash-fests, grand-stand events, headline broadcasters. I don’t know about Franklin but in the case of McCain, it’s just as he wanted. His choreographed […]
Archives for 2018
Opinions 8/24/18
Trump The vultures are circling Washington in anticipation that Trump is busted = impeached = gone. Based on disclosures to date, that may still be premature. Scouring the news, some very well informed figures have serious doubts that anything disclosed so far are impeachable offenses. The wild cards of course are: 1) Are there other […]
Object Lessons in the Craft Brewing Industry
A couple months ago, my wife and I took a trip to a craft brewery in Southern York County, PA. This brewery had two positive distinctions in our patronage of their beers. First, they had released a couple beers that we found locally and they were excellent. I credit them with giving us an appreciation […]
Opinions 8/12/18
Socialism in America Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Socialist from the Bronx is dumber than a box of rocks, evident most every time she opens her mouth. Her party of ostensible affiliation is in a bind, unsure of whether to support or snuff her. For all gentle non-socialists, it would be easy to conclude that reasonable […]
The Anatomy of Climate Doubt
Its summer and it’s hot, very hot. I know because I wither just in Maryland’s moderate heat. It’s even hotter elsewhere. The past month’s climate headlines seem to place us in the middle of those wildfires burning across California and the West. Hottest temperature ever in Death Valley, broiling well into the hundreds across many […]
Craft Beer, ca. 2018
I present to you, my propositions about the craft beer industries ca. 2018… Beer has probably never been better now than in all of beer history America is a leader in beer innovation As an industry, all things craft brew are a vital business interest Having said that, here are some caveats: Really good craft […]