Monday Meme #21 — Dangerous Dreamers
Monday Meme #20 — The Scotsman
You might have thought that the idea of “taking back” words with derogatory meanings was a relatively new concept. Â Not so, as today’s meme demonstrates.
Preventing the next Orlando — the Cumulative Act Effect
Experts in risk analysis have a model they use to describe the dynamics of disasters and our efforts to prevent them. Â It’s called the cumulative act effect, or more frequently (and popularly) the Swiss cheese model. Â In short, it imagines
Monday Meme #19 — Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris (1907-1993) created one of the most enduring characters of adventure fiction: Simon Templar, aka The Saint. Â This quote is from one of the early Saint stories.
Monday Meme #18 — Windows of Perception
Monday Meme #17 — Fascism In America
In case anyone thought that the candidacy of Donald Trump was entirely without precedent, I offer up Huey Long. Â If you try a Google image search for him, you will very quickly find I’m not the first to think so.
Monday Meme #16 — Barbara Billingsley
Returning from a two-week absence due to illness, I cheer myself up with this one.