The Art of the Compromise
No one really knows how the parties get to yes. The pieces that are sacrificed in ev’ry game of chess. We just assume that it happens, but no one else is in the Zoom where it happens.
Politics
The Real Confederate Flag
“The war ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Confederate generals throughout the Southern states followed suit, the last surrender on land occurring June 23.” —Wikipedia
Restroom Signs 2
#2 of 2 (#1 is here). I like the centaur …and the fact that the alien is hovering just a little bit higher.
Burning the Midnight Oil
There’s no way they’d do something sneaky in the middle of the night …right?
Without Compromise
Except criminals: for them, it’s one strike and they’re out — for life!
Knowing Your Left from Your Right
But we never learn: we keep flipping back and forth, one to the other, when they let us down.
Yep: We Talk About That
My friends range from liberal to conservative, and atheist to pious. And they all enrich my life and my understanding of the world.
“The Spam Problem”
Sent by a reader* with the title shown as the subject line. I did track down the origin: it’s an entry in a Trump “Photoshop Battle” on Reddit.
Fun Fact: Patriotism
“To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.”
Alternative Realities
Tillerson warned that democracy in America is threatened by a “growing crisis in ethics and integrity.” Mr. Tillerson is correct.