“Oh, Captain, my Captain.” In 1989, those words launched a thousand teaching careers. The movie was Dead Poets Society, the star was Robin Williams, and the quote – from a Walt Whitman poem eulogizing Abraham Lincoln – was the dramatic high point of the classic inspirational teacher movie. That beloved genre, filled with heartwarming stories …
When filling up my gas-guzzling, high-carbon-footprint car, fuel costs more than twice the amount it did two years ago. When I go to the grocery store, it cost much more to buy the identical items as a few years ago. The first example demonstrates an artificial scarcity brought on by Federal intervention. In this …
I love Saturdays; this past weekend was a football dream, or nightmare. I’m a CSU graduate and always like to see them compete against CU. Many years ago when I was a senior at CSU the Glick led team went down to CU and drubbed the Buffaloes. Gary Glick was the star and went on …
The record breakings summer rains have given rise to wonderful foliage for the beautiful metro trees. Years from now the inner circles that detect tree growth will have record rings on growth. What concerns me now is if we have an early snowfall, and with the summer moisture, the heavy leaf growth and soft summer …
As I read about the demise of the US Dollar’s status in world trade, I’m struck with the misdirection and irrational “thinking” employed by our politicians and bureaucrats. In the following article, legislators think another law, rule or regulation will solve the underlying problem. Going back on the gold standard is not a bad …
Although Colorado ski mountains may stay open into late spring or early summer, depending on snowpack, summer is definitely not ski season. But on the other side of the equator in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s winter and very much ski season. What if you wanted to take a few runs during the dog days of …
“Like, where’s the (bleep)in’ money?” Leave it to hip hop icon and pop culture philosopher Snoop Dog to clarify the issue regarding the streaming of digital content and the related labor strikes by writers and actors that has currently brought film and television production to a screeching halt. As the nation took the day off …
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The highlight of this Labor Day weekend was watching the CU/TCU football classic Sat. Morning. “Coach Prime” lived up to his reputation and the CU’s winning score, 45-42 will go down in college sports history as a revival of The University of Colorado football program. The team will host perennial rival Nebraska at home this …
Where did the Conservative movement go wrong? Why is it a shell of its original intent? This book review is long, intense, and compelling. When a movement starts believing its own propaganda, it is approaching its failure point. When we human beings stop questioning our own ideas and principles, we too can easily be led …
The Wall Street Journal published an article on the demise of communist China’s capitalism. https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-economy-debt-slowdown-recession-622a3be4?mod=china_news_article_pos4 A friend wrote the book “All Roads Lead to China.” He often said that China was more capitalistic than America. It was. China’s capitalism exists only because the Chinese government allowed it to exist. It exists in an artificial bubble …
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