Definitions & Assumptions

Many commentators complain. Few offer solutions. More troubling, fewer provide definitions of their terms or state their assumptions. Every proposition is composed of terms that require definitions and is based upon a set of assumptions that should be stated. An...

“Presidents’ Day”

“Presidents’ Day” again befalls us. This paid-holiday for governmental employees and a few others derives from an Act of Congress in 1879 to honor the Father of our country on the anniversary of his birth, February 22nd not February 18th. It has become a...

Today, Yesterday, & Tomorrow

“I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.” -Jeremiah 17:10 According to Prophet Jeremiah, consequences of behavior are more important than behavior itself. That admonition...

Americans The Obese

“Eat too fast . . . Eat too much?” and “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!” Two, classic commercials for an antacid. We Americans eat too fast, eat too much, and eat the whole thing. Consequences? Obesity leading to diabetes mellitus leading to complications...