Opinion
Happy New Year
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Author Tex Norton All of us grew-up with Guy Lombardo playing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Ever wonder where it came from? It’s an old Scottish folk song dating back to possibly as early as 1677. Robert Burns was the first to publish it in the mid-1790’s. The song recalls the [...]
Intellectual Property
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Author Tex Norton As I see it, this is yet another “Bastiat Moment.” All complainers-to-date describe “that which is seen.” None seem to have considered “that which is NOT seen.” They seem to think it’s their “right” to download music without paying for that music. They seem to think they have the right to benefit from [...]
Talking With Lefty
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Author Tony De Maio Many years ago, more than I care to admit, I engaged in what I thought was “discourse” with my fellow college students and my professors. I was always somewhat puzzled that little “progress” was made in such discussions. One never seemed to be able to get a point across. It finally [...]
Intimidated by Mathematics
Sunday, December 18th, 2011Author Tex Norton When you mention mathematics, my spouse’s eyes roll, glaze-over and a look of sheer terror crosses her face. Many people have a similar reaction. What about you? The reason we ask is that the United States of America has just “celebrated” reaching the $15 trillion mark in the “admitted” national debt. We [...]
USED FOOD
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Author Tony De Maio I made an interesting observation several years ago. I noticed that many stores have a special place where they put food which MUST be sold quickly. As a humorous description, I call it the “used food rack”. This place generally has meat which has a “sell by date” of the next [...]
Acceptable Limits
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Acceptable Limits James the Wanderer 12/06/2011 In engineering, quality control and such areas we speak of tolerances, limits and acceptable operations. What we generally mean is that THIS much (or only this little) variance is allowed if we are to stay within specifications: marketing has promised products that are this big, this strong and [...]
Does It Seem Like A Trend?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Author Java Man Fathers are indespensible. There. I’ve said it. I’ve gone against the conventional wisdom of the times and stated a truth that is unpopular. Fathers, especially involved fathers, are indespensible to the upbringing and education of children to responsible adults. As I’ve mentioned in a previous article, I’ve recently had a birthday. One [...]
Define The Problem
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Author Tex Norton Before you can solve a problem, you have to be able to define the problem. How can you solve something if you don’t know what it is that you want to solve? If you can’t articulate what it is you’re trying to accomplish, how will you know when you finally accomplish it? [...]
OP ED
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Author Tony DeMaio Friends, I come before you to propose a new law. Those of you that know me may think this is quite unusual, since I believe ALL laws usurp freedom in some manner. However, THIS law is for the general public good. I start by making three assumptions. I do not wish to [...]
Our Right to Offend
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Author Tex Norton In a note added to her recent article entitled “Are You Ready For Some CENSORSHIP?” published 10/10/11, Linda Brady Traynham issued the following topic challenge: “Why it is our God-given right to offend others” While it’s tempting to observe that “she threw down a gauntlet,” what she did was more in line [...]