Monthly Archives: December 2010

A Murder of Crows

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

To my small coterie of readers I now offer my shortest and most painful post. In relating the story at the core of my last post, Cookie Diplomacy, it was my intention to reflect on human nature and its role … Continue reading →

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Cookie Diplomacy

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

Sometimes one hears a story that sticks in the memory because it is profound.  That happened to me several decades ago when a naval-officer friend of mine, we’ll call him “Ron”, told me a true story about himself.  He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics / Morality, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Navy | Tagged | 11 Comments

A Political Conversation

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

I was talking with my acquaintance in Washington, Brady Flaxseed. Say, Brady, what do you think of the new president? Well, I tell ya Jim, he’s got a lot of people worried around here. Uh, what do you mean by … Continue reading →

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Inspector Clouseau, We Need You!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

For those of you who may have missed the ABC News item the other day on airport security, here is an interesting item that should be a 5-alarm wakeup call for the Department of Homeland Security.  You can’t make this … Continue reading →

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Wisdom and Tough Love

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

Anson Burlingame’s latest post, “Intoxicated by Government”,  prompts me to reply with a post of my own, wherein I can access more writing tools than on just a comment. Anson addresses the age-old conundrum of the relationship between the government … Continue reading →

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Thrill and Agony

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

I have just read what I consider the best-ever essay on sports and would like to recommend it to my small cadre of readers and fellow bloggers.  It is not only good writing about what it means to win or … Continue reading →

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What’s It All About?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

My current study interest is economics, so here is an economics question for you.  Is there “good” economic activity as opposed to “bad”?  Does the quality of economic activity matter?  As the “wealthiest” nation in the world, are we getting … Continue reading →

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