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.
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Word Play
Written communication among people has increased in recent years because of the popularity of blogging, but what about its quality? Is the quality in decline, or is this just an effect of the internet? After all, writing no longer requires envelopes, stamps, ink, or days of transmission time. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Dictionaries, English language, idioms, internet, Latin, New Yorker, the web, United States, Visual Thesaurus, vocabulary, writing
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How much will that cost, doctor?
Of all the expensive services and products I can think of, only one denies to the consumer the leveling effect of competition and market pricing, and that is health care. The way it works here in the most developed country in … Continue reading
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 