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: Staunchly Democratic, converted after the GOP receded from its Eisenhower roots.
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Tag Archives: humor
Trump U
It is clear to me, this far into the primary election season, that it is no longer possible to get much substance out of most candidates. However, humor abounds. I just wanted to share with you, dear reader, an insightful … Continue reading
Posted in Political partisanship, Politics
Tagged Donald Trump, humor, political humor, scams, Trump, Trump U., Trump University
22 Comments
Naming
Channelling my inner Andy Rooney, it seems to me that the messier and more contentious our politics gets, the bigger the egos. Hubris has been on full display lately. Don’t the names Newt Gingrich and Donal Trump resonate with that? … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged airport names, Andy Rooney, Carol Burnette, humor, politics, public names, ship names, Tim Conway
13 Comments
The Chocolate Sinks
Some things you just don’t expect to fail, but there she was Sunday evening, just doing her usual magic in the kitchen when the unexpected happened. She was moving the high swiveling spout on the kitchen faucet from one side … Continue reading
Posted in Memoirs
Tagged faucets, Forrest Gump, humor, memoir, plumbing, sinks, standard sizes, uncertainty
6 Comments
An Economic Conversation
Having been inspired by my recent trip into the past in the time machine left to me by my distant ancestor, Dr. Wells, I recently resolved to test its functions for traveling into the Floyd’s house was a modest, well, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Government size, Government waste, Humor, Medicare
Tagged ACA, humor, MediCaid, Medicare, tax code, tax code reform, tax preparers
5 Comments
Some Assembly Required
For my 6-year-old grandson’s birthday we bought him a basketball hoop. Kiefer is naturally coordinated and we thought it would be practically a necessity to get him one. A trip to our large, 24-hour-sell-everything-retail-store revealed half a dozen different models … Continue reading
