https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/995668I'm actually bothering to write about Trump's most recent shenanigan - proposing his image for a $250 bill. Most of the reaction on the news had to do with the fact that the images of past presidents on bills are decided posthumously and primarily by the Secretary of the Treasury et al. Never...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/995022I'm writing about a tidbit on my email signin page. It was a name I actually recognized having come up for what passes as air in 21st century society. It was a ridiculous sounding hyper claim by none other than Elon Musk who is now saying that "saving for retirement is irrelevant" since AI is...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/993724I'd be the last person to deny that affordability is a problem in this country. Even so, something even more concerning is the ability of one person, albeit the President, to revoke the scientific findings accumulated over decades thanks to the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/993206Having familiarized myself with the psychobabble of the eighties, I've read that "all or nothing thinking" is one of the characteristics of an alcoholic mind. The person doesn't necessarily over imbibe, but finds other means of over indulging themselves to the point of ignominity. Subject to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/990429Watching events surrounding the current administration on the news and online, I'm reminded of the old story of the emperor's new clothes. The haberdashers the emperor contracts are swindlers whose only skill lies in their lies and their ability to work a con. The fabric, thread, and the cloth...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/987025I feel extremely sad about Ukraine having been sidelined during the negotiations for its peace. This terms of this "peace" were decided by the agressor nation Russia who has been blasting away at Ukraine and its people and resources for the past three years, with Ukraine responding in kind in its...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/986901Just subscribe to 'X' posts and 'DOGE'dot com Can a non-government employee/independent billionaire contractor head a government department?https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/986800Since insurers are having difficulties keeping up with demands from natural disasters throughout the U.S., maybe the country's financial and other resources could help states struggling in the aftermath...before worldwide expansion that is.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/light_reading/986799Let's not forget how the 10 Commandments weighs in on the issue of love. Let's not get that priority reversed. While I'm on the subject of priorities, I thought the U.S. could only occupy and help to build up a country it had subdued in warfare. Have the protocols changed? Can the U.S. now just...