Of Human Knowledge

Immersed deep in concentration, man has had many an epiphany while seated on the toilet, perhaps the true seat of human knowledge.
He is humbled considering its source.

Not your Grandfather's Europe

 Not your grandfather's Europe - or even your great-grandfather's Europe.

It took two world wars for it to learn its lesson in the consequences of nationalism and isolationism. Europe today stands united against American states disunited from "we the People" to "me the Person".

Put on a brave face

Ignorance puts on its brave face of arrogance then finds its voice in bluster.

Your attention please

Attention spans have become so short that TV commercials must repeat three times during each commercial break in a desperate bid to distract viewers' attention away from their cell phones.

This could be an ominous sign for the Economy if the strategy doesn't get viewers to remember to buy advertised goods.

Scarier still is the prospect of how they will focus on the task of running the world.

A morality tale

ABC did the right thing in forgoing profit to stand up to bigotry when it cancelled Rosanne's TV show.

It inspires hope that the White House reality show may yet be cancelled.

That's progress for you

Mankind has spent its existence complaining, yet doing nothing about the weather.

At long last mankind is doing something about the weather: global warming.

America the beautiful

Fat, angry, with bad hair, baggy clothes and saggin' pants attitude: at last a president who embodies today's typical American male.

Donald Trump's anger is easily understood. It's challenging to wake up each morning to a bad hair day.