Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 70
September 22, 2015
For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko
This collection of Royko columns is basically the leftovers from the previous collection, from the sixties on up, and worth getting if you���re a Royko fan.
September 15, 2015
Why not support government unions? You support NFL unions!
Either teachers unions don���t understand the difference between the private and public sectors, or they want to force us to pay for NFL season tickets regardless of whether we watch football.
September 8, 2015
Let those who are without sin share the first post
A Muslim flight attendant refuses to serve drinks out of religious conviction. Would it be right for her employers to start a social media campaign publicizing her past drinking?
September 3, 2015
Quakers refusing gun permits
If a Quaker were to refuse to deport an illegal alien because of their religious beliefs, would the left denounce that government official like they���re denouncing the Kentucky Clerk who is refusing gay marriage licenses?
September 2, 2015
What is a captive audience, anyway?
G.K. Chesterton writes, in Eugenics and Other Evils, that whenever someone starts asking ���what is x anyway?��� you know they���re trying to pull some wool over your eyes and make it the default. So, really, what is a captive audience, anyway?
September 1, 2015
Iron Sky
Iron Sky���s fatal flaw is that, ultimately, we were the villain in World War II, not the Nazis.
August 26, 2015
The Parable of the Primary
If Republicans are looking to be more Obama than Obama, they couldn���t have found a better cronyist than Donald Trump.
Election 2016
As usual, the Presidential election is starting far earlier than I���d like it to.
August 25, 2015
Southern Living Cookbook for Two
Cooking for two means doing a lot of math, some of it impossible���how do you cut a raw egg in half?���or which builds up a whole lot of leftovers. My answer has been to only make foods that are so good I don���t mind leftovers, and that store well especially in the freezer, but this book has me rethinking that strategy.
August 22, 2015
Safe to use around pets and children���
���although it is not recommended that they drink from toilet.
