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GRADING NOBEL PRIZES ON THE IMMIGRANT CURVE

October 12, 2016 by

American Nobel Prize winners ruin the immigrant curve. So far six Americans won Nobel Prizes in 2016. All are immigrants. Nor does this year’s success of immigrants to the US appear to be a one-off.  After analysing Nobel winners, Stuart Anderson, of the National Foundation for American Policy, found that immigrants have won 40 per […]

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BLOGGER NIRVANA NUMBERS REACH ONE

October 4, 2016 by

The biggest number in Blogger Nirvana? The number one. The comparisons are endless: You’re not a runner if you don’t run. You’re not a walker if you don’t walk. You’re not a student if you don’t study. Not a rocker if you don’t rock. Agreed? And you’re not a writer if you don’t write.

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POWELL JOBS, XQ, AND FOOD EDUCATION

September 16, 2016 by

Connecting dots for Powell Jobs and America, one post at a time. When stars align, you see things. Big dippers, little dippers, archers, crabs, lions, the whole scope of imagination is out there in the stars. Closer to home the stars look like Powell Jobs and her commitment to better education, better schools. Her husband, […]

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AUTHOR FANHOOD NEEDED FOR BOOMERS

September 14, 2016 by

If you’re a grown up adult, show your author fanhood. You have a favorite athlete, movie star? A favorite politician and king. Why not a favorite author? Where’s your author fanhood? It’s not that big a deal, and it doesn’t make you a pretentious phony. Fanhood reaches all areas of life, why not authors? College […]

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VETERAN SOLUTIONS FOR VETERAN PROBLEMS

July 24, 2016 by

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of veteran problems. The biggest veteran problems come when those who served say, “I didn’t sign up for this.” What is the ‘this’ in “I didn’t sign up for this?” The ‘this’ veterans talk about is the hard part for non-veterans to understand. Even veterans of […]

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BLOGGER BILL OF WRITES

July 20, 2016 by

Everyone needs a Bill of Writes, even bloggers. If this post looks plagiarist-y, relax it’s not all borrowed, lent, or stolen. You get too many coincidences when you have to use the same twenty six letters of the alphabet as everyone else. At least that’s the story I’m sticking with. 1. Faith No, not Faith […]

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DEFENSE CONTRACTOR LOBBY OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE

July 19, 2016 by

Special Interests and Defense Contractor Lobby: Same thing, or different? One of the unifying parts of America are military arms manufacturers, the guys who turn shock and awe into SHOCK AND AWE. It’s scientific, academic, economic, and a huge money maker. Call it the glue that holds us together. Or call it the most powerful […]

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GENTRIFY PORTLAND RENT

July 18, 2016 by

What else goes up with gentrify Portland rent? Your blood pressure. Once upon a time the chase for the lowest rent led to some pretty sketchy dwellings. It was a contest to find the worst place for the lowest rent. A young single man seeking low rent in college is one thing. A single man […]

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PRESSURE WASHER TIPS 101

July 14, 2016 by

Or how to find the right pressure washer the first time around. Kids love sprinklers. Then they love hoses with nozzles. They move up to squirt guns and super soakers. All the while a pressure washer lurks in their future. First it’s the electric job with a nice hum. No need to get all macho […]

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EXPERIENCE AUTHORITY FIRST HAND

July 9, 2016 by

The truth is powerful after you experience authority. From your private life to public life, things change. You can’t always express that unique feeling you need to share. If you talk your talk and nobody listens? If you talk your talk and the wrong people listen? If you’re afraid to talk your talk? That one […]

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