Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
Copyright Notice
Still Skeptical After All These Years by James R Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at jwheeler59@me.com. Copyright 2015 James R. Wheeler
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Striking It Rich In Galena?
The practice of medicine continues to be a lucrative business, at least for some doctors. Only yesterday I posted about how medical insurance, unlike car or life insurance, is little more than passing on budget-killing costs to an increasingly needy … Continue reading
Insurance
Most people are familiar with how life insurance works. Accountants and executives devise contracts and using statistics, they bet you live, at least until they break even. And if they can improve on your chances of living longer than average, … Continue reading
Genius
What is genius? Here is an assortment of opinion from Wikipedia: Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight. – Introductory sentence to … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged biography, Brain, brains, brilliance, careers, famous people, genius, geniuses, history, intelligence, meaning of life
18 Comments
To Follow A Star
How do people decide what to do for a living? This question was prompted by a post from my blogging friend, Indiana Jen, a post in which she relates how Florida governor Scott disparaged anthropology and other liberal arts degrees … Continue reading
A Matter of Viewpoint
The Joplin Globe editorial page this morning presented a remarkable contrast of opinion regarding the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. The Globe printed a previous blog post by liberal blogger R. Duane Graham, a post in which he evaluated Republicans’ reactions. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Bonus Army, demonstrations, Eric Cantor, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Herman Cain, occupy Wall Street, OWS, Rachel Marsden
16 Comments
Speaking Of War
Speaking of war, here are some recent news leads to ponder: “Nearly 20 percent of the more than 2 million troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from mental health conditions, according to a new report.” “The Navy … Continue reading
Hunkering Down
I got an email from my fellow blogger Anson Burlingame today, and I want to thank him for inspiring this post. He drew my attention to a new development in the U.K.’s part of the global financial crisis. Calling this … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Bank of England, financial crisis, inflation, interest rates, low interest rates, Mervyn King, monetary policy, QE2, Quantitative Easing
5 Comments
The Coca Cola Party?
When I first heard about it I was appalled. On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court, in a case that is now usually referred to as Citizens United , overturned the provision of McCain-Feingold barring corporations and unions from paying … Continue reading
Still Skeptical After All These Years 