Month: October 2019

I was out in the neighborhood this morning.  I was trying to get my exercise out of the way early . . and it was cold.  Twenty six degrees is only fun for Eskimos and Polar Bears, which I am not, not.   I passed a house decorated for Halloween, and I remembered that tomorrow … Read moreThe Raging Torrents

The polls for the Democratic nominee for president is showing that Joe Biden is losing support and Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg are gaining in strength. The Russians, in coordination with the Republican party, are attacking Joe Biden because they know he is the one that can certainly beat Trump in a general … Read moreThe Trolls Have It

No, they can’t. Psychopaths/sociopaths can have a high IQ, but their cognitive abilities are limited, including that They can’t do complex thinking They can’t determine metrics and quantify A facet of sociopathy and psychopathy is narcissism. Someone who also has NPD thinks that things are either “the best” or “the worst”. They can’t quantify the … Read moreCan Sociopaths be Geniuses?

During the waning months of my high school experience at Waipahu High, I was recruited to affix a toilet to the grate in front of the library in the middle of the night.  As the student body president, I considered it to be a poor example to be setting, so I tried to wriggle my … Read moreJack Swann Made Me Do It

When I became a manager at Hewlett Packard in the 1980’s, I was required to go to training which communicated the values of HP and the standard working practices.  At the time, HP’s management was extraordinary and the darling of the business world as judged by the hundreds of books on the subject.  I couldn’t … Read moreRecalcitrants Need Not Apply

With a hint of sadness in her voice she extended her arms over her legs, obscured by a pleated white dress and adorned by brightly colored roses, and said ‘with this?’   It was as if somehow her legs had betrayed her and had left her perched on the edge of this concrete planter in … Read moreWith This?

So let’s face it. Trump is the new mafia.  He is Sam Giancana born to money and willing to flaunt his criminality on TV, radio and the Internet.  He is like the other five families, but operates in the white collar world . . . the sixth family.   His enablers, the Republicans in Congress, … Read moreTrump is the Sixth Family

The air was still.   Light streamed into the old room at a steep angle illuminating the books on the narrow tables against the exterior walls.  There, in the oval office, the memorabilia on the walls and the antique pieces of furniture were impressive.   He reached up and around with his right hand and, slowly … Read moreHalloween Story

I thought I was going to be an actor.  After all, it’s easier to live in another person’s skin.  It’s easier to make believe that all those dramatic events were happening to you without actually having to suffer the shock of loss, the climactic events of life, or the satisfying resolutions to the dramas of … Read moreTo Be Or Not To Be

I was walking yesterday during my daily recovery exercises.  Then I started to run.   I now run four sets of 100 yards or so, in the middle of my daily exercise routine . . hoping to build up to become the physical specimen that I have always imagined was in this relatively skinny body. … Read moreKnock on Wood