by Ai Friendly | Jan 16, 2023 | Witty Repartee on any topic
It’s Monday, and one of the truly fun things to do on a Monday night is to watch Antiques Roadshow on PBS. There is always plenty of time for viewers to guess what an item is worth before the appraiser announces her or his professional evaluation. No matter what you...
by Ai Friendly | Jan 8, 2023 | Witty Repartee on any topic
American history is complex and some of the key figures are decidedly hard to wrap our heads around from our current perspective. Pictured is Dan Sickles, an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. What follows are just two aspects of his biography. Google him up...
by Ai Friendly | Jan 1, 2023 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Happy New Year! Forget the well-meaning promises to cut back on the things you like. Those are just a waste of time. Getting more exercise would be good, but there’s a better one, one that will benefit you and simultaneously, everyone else. Before I reveal the best...
by Ai Friendly | Dec 25, 2022 | Witty Repartee on any topic
12/25/2022 This morning’s CBS Sunday Morning show featured a profile of the song Amazing Grace. That song has been at the top of the charts for 250 years. The hymn was written in 1783 to accompany a sermon delivered by a pastor, an ex-seafaring man, John Newton,...
by Ai Friendly | Dec 19, 2022 | Witty Repartee on any topic
The Constitution of the United States is written in two parts: The Constitution itself defines the limits and scope of governmental power, and the Amendments, particularly the first ten, convey powers of the people that government cannot take away. Both parts are...
by Ai Friendly | Dec 11, 2022 | Witty Repartee on any topic
My brand of Idealism and the problems it faces are pretty easy to figure out. I believe that those of us who abide by the rules and who perform their civic duties should have sovereignty over their own lives. The problem with this fundamentally Democratic perspective...
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