Let me say this about that. Human beings are a funny lot. We seem to think we understand the world we live in quite clearly. However, as I have aged, I am beginning to see that I don’t ‘really’ understand a helluva lot. Allow me to illustrate. How do you make a question mark in Chinese? [...]
Let me say this about that. whine: [hwahyn, wahyn] – verb. To utter, in a nasal tone, unfounded complaints. To snivel in a peevish and self-pitying way. To accuse, without basis, someone else for one’s own self-created problems. They have been with us all our lives – WHINERS. In grammar school there was always some kid who [...]
Let me say this about that. In this land of political correctness, where every child is ‘special’, where communication forbids the utterance of words that begin with certain letters, and where ‘real’ people have faded into a vanilla existence dictated by the emergence of the wimpy generation ….. thank God for the Florida Keys !!! The Florida [...]
Let me say this about that. About a year ago, I wrote an article for this blog entitled “Penis size – does it really matter?” Since the LMSTAT blog was started in 2009, this single article has received more hits than any other – by far. I have no way of knowing who among you has [...]
Let me say this about that. Am I alone here, or does anyone else remember when common sense ruled our decision making? Is there anyone else out there that belongs to the tribe who believes rational thought, logic and reason are required to guide us through life? Are facts irrelevant in today’s world? Have intelligence, lucidity, [...]
Let me say this about that. “Well, at least it was a Fair Fight”. We’ve all heard this expression since we were kids. A “Fair Fight”, as a way to settle differences of opinion, is as much a part of the American lexicon as the ‘right to bear arms’. That’s what we Americans are all [...]
Let me say this about that. Most of my friends know that I’ve been around a bit and thoroughly enjoy international travel – in particular to exotic destinations. So an old buddy called the other day and asked if I might be interested in a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Now, I know for those of you living [...]
Let me say this about that. Once the sole domain of the wealthy, cruise ship vacations are now as popular with the middle class as a trip to DisneyWorld. Cruise ships have long since migrated from the stately, dreamy-paced life on-board, with it’s black tie dining, champagne brunches and string quartet chamber music. Today’s cruise ship lines have [...]
Let me say this about that. I must admit that in my advancing years, I am still confounded by the accelerating pace of the ‘dumbing down of America’. It seems that facts, common sense, mathematics, and any sort of cognitive thought has been replaced by emotion, feelings, illusion, and fantasy. Nowadays, how things really ‘ARE’ [...]
Let me say this about that. For all our faults, Americans live in the greatest nation in the world. I do not make this statement lightly. Unless you have actually resided in another country, you can never have a full appreciation of all our shortcomings – and our greatness. What makes America great? Our wealth? [...]
