FROM MY CORNER Morro Bay, California . . . Before, lifting anchor today toward San Simeon, on my way to Monterey Bay, I need to say that am not a scientist, not a climatologist, not any kind of expert about today’s subject. I’m more like Will Rogers, who commonly said, “All I know is what… continue reading »
FROM MY CORNER After the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany by the United States and its allies, our Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe. Consequently, we reaped a massive economic reward. By specific design we enlarged our military and planned precisely how to sustain its protective dominance over all nations. We made it the underlying… continue reading »
BEFORE STEPPING BEYOND MR. TRUMP: Various ongoing U.S. government investigations will determine the destiny of Mr. Trump’s erratic administration. Gradually evolving facts will define our country’s direction, certainly not his obsessive Twittering and eccentric public appearances. Let us here, however, deal with how we American citizens may help the entire world reverse the effect of… continue reading »
Having passed the previous two weeks at sea returning to Monterey from San Diego where I wintered following my Mexico cruise, I feel ready to express a thought or two about the state of our species: Us. The U.S., and our still persistent democracy. From the relative tranquility of our Pacific coastal waters, the foremost… continue reading »
Mr. Trump’s budget is the subject. He proposes REDUCING the deficit by $120 Billion over 10 years through various social cuts. That amounts to savings of $12 Billion a year. There’s a problem here, though. He proposes INCREASING Defense spending immediately by $50 Billion. That means he obliterates the proposed savings for the next… continue reading »
