What to do When You Encounter a Bear

Running from a bear will cause it to assume that you are prey. Only run from a bear if you are traveling with someone much slower than you are. As you walk through the woods, let the bear know that you are a person rather than prey. Speak in a loud clear voice so the […]

Thoughts on Communism that Hit the Marx

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need? What makes you think you understand MY needs? Sometimes, I just need to be held… In communist nations, you are free to hold your own opinions on political systems and they are free to prosecute you for those opinions. Think of five-year and […]

Choosing Fresh Produce Can Be a Fruitless Endeavor

Check the color. For example, if you are looking at bananas, check for a firm yellow texture with a little green at the top. If the banana is red at the top, it has probably been used as a murder weapon so DO NOT GET YOUR FINGERPRINTS ON IT. Tap watermelons: If they sound hollow, […]

Some Defunct American Political Parties of Note

America First Party: Established in 1943 by Gerald L. K. Smith because isolationism worked out so well before World War Two. Their favorite candidate for the 1944 election was aviator and Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh. They called themselves the America First Party because “The Let Hitler Take Over the Entire World Except Us of Course […]

More Literary Thoughts that I Wouldn’t Write Home About

One day I hope to read a FULL autobiography; i.e., one that ends mid-sentence. When a fantasy books becomes a trilogy, that is an indicator that parts of the plot weren’t sufficiently fleshed out to the author’s satisfaction or that after the first book’s royalties the author could afford a nice house but NOT a […]