Jihad or Crime Wave?

The recent and very disturbing attempt to destroy an American plane in flight by the Nigerian muslim raises again the issue of how we approach this war on terror or police action against felons.  The Detroit incident continues a very worrisome approach by the current guy in the White House of pretending that the Muslims [...]

2 Cents Worth for December ‘09

Still scattershooting with these ideas and opinions that are worth at least the advertised price.
With the price we just paid to Nebraska for Nelson’s vote on the Health Care bill we should own the State.  I mean it will add up to billions of dollars over time.   How much can all the assets in Nebraska [...]

The Watch–Conclusion

They made the port of call a few days later at Liverpool.  He was still not used to the idea of those “ports” often being miles from the coast.  Many of them were upriver from the coast like this one.  The city was industrial to its core, grimy and gray.   In spite of that it had [...]

Nostalgia and the Season

Nostalgia is one of those words that can conjure up a lot of different emotions and interpretations.   Some would make the case that it is nothing more than a bunch of old fuddy-duddies remembering the “old days” and viewing them through rose-colored glasses.  Others believe it is a waste of energy or worse an aversion [...]

Big Thanksgiving Blessings

There is no such thing as a little blessing.   Every blessing has merit and those we over look or take for granted are the ones with the most value to our lives and happiness.  Here are a few things that are the blessings in my life, hopefully you have your own list.   If you don’t, you [...]

2 Cents Worth on Life Its Ownself

When Clinton pushed for and got Congressional approval for the repeal of Glass-Steagal it allowed the distinction between commercial banks and investment banks to disappear.  Many hailed that as a great achievement.  The White House then took the position that the distinction was old hat and a product of an earlier era that no longer applied [...]

The Watch–cont’d

He noticed that the other gun crews were about done with cleaning their stations and most of the spent casings had been thrown overboard.  His gun was ready and he reported that to the Lieutenant.   What time was it?  He glanced at his watch–09:15.   It seemed like he had been out there longer than that.   [...]

Football Recruiting From the Dark Ages

Much as changed over the years of my life including the way colleges go about recruiting football players.  I went through that process quite some time ago.  My junior year in high school I had had some modicum success.  I made second team All City and even second team All Area which was a pretty [...]

The Lawyer Fee Trial

As a young lawyer I was involved in a trial suing for the collection of attorney fees.  I was with a small but very good law firm at the time.  I was to be the second chair in the case.  There are different kinds of second chairs.  A lot depends on the size of the [...]

2 Cents Worth–Constitution, Dollar, Sports, Weather

It appears we will have some sort of health reform bill in the near future.  Forgetting all the political and indeological arguments I do wonder how much more it will cost each of us.  The free lunch analogy will apply here like it does to everything.  To pay for all those without coverage who say [...]