“All of America’s veterans have placed the nation’s security before their own lives. Their sacrifice creates a debt that America can never fully repay…. And we will not stop searching until we have accounted for every soldier and sailor and airman and Marines [sic] missing in the line of duty.”  President George Bush, 11 November … Continue reading What’s A Government Promise Worth? →

“All of America’s veterans have placed the nation’s security before their own lives. Their sacrifice creates a debt that America can never fully repay…. And we will not stop searching until we have accounted for every soldier and sailor and airman and Marines [sic] missing in the line of duty.” President George Bush, 11 November … Continue reading Time To End Don’t Ask, Don’t Search Policy →

“Sustema” I believe it’s a case of “sustema,” Doc. Sustema? Yeah, sustema, a composite whole, a Greek word we got from the Romans—only now we call it “systems.” Oh, systems. But I don’t understand what that’s got to do with your feelings of helplessness, anger, alienation and nausea, especially when you see your Social Security … Continue reading Life Is Just A Bowl of Systems →

His business associates called him “Mr. Connors,” or “Old Man Connors.”  His friends and relatives called him, “Arch.”  His employees, when he wasn’t present, called him “Fire-in-the-Hole.” Construction crews, just before setting off dynamite, yell “Fire in the hole,” as a warning to take cover, explosion about to take place. It fitted Arch Connors to … Continue reading Connors Construction Company →