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Post #123…No Common Sense…Example #108

Is Our Constitution A Benchmark For Democracy? The answer to that question is NO! Here are three good reasons why that is true. In the original Constitution: 1. The words woman/women never appear. 2. A slave is counted as 3/5 of a person. 3. Two elections are...

Post #122…No Common Sense…Example #107

Last Chance To Save Ourselves? * One of the most powerful rules that I learned during my corporate years was that before you design the future you must learn from the past, and understand the present. The current set of world events makes that rule  more important...

Post #121…No Common Sense…Example #106

Supreme Court Circus * When we have car problems we look for an experienced auto mechanic with a good reputation. * When we have problems with our teeth we look for an experienced dentist with a good reputation. * When we have problems with our clothes we look for...

Post #120…No Common Sense…Example #105

Misdirected Technology * If we can send a drone to the other side of the world, and drop a bomb on the passenger seat of a terrorist van; why cant we: 1. Keep drivers from entering a highway from an exit ramp; killing numerous innocent travelers. 2. Keep cyber hackers...

Post #119…No Common Sense…Example #104

Profit Before People * Mary Jones had a bad Labor Day weekend. She fell in her bathroom, was taken by 911 responders to the local emergency room, was moved to a hospital room, and then transported to a local rehabilitation facility. * The rehabilitation facility's...

Post #118…No Common Sense…Example #103

High Impact Ignorance * Forensic Pathologists agree that "Knowing what we know today, there is no reason whatsoever that any child under the age of 18 should play the high-impact sports". You reach peak bone density around your 18th birthday. * The top six high-impact...

Post #117…No Common Sense…Example #102

Sour Pickleball * Pickleball has many benefits. It's less taxing than tennis; you don't have to hit the ball as hard or run as far to reach it, which is easier on the knees. Overhand serves are not allowed in pickleball, which is good for tight shoulders. The fast...

Post #116….No Common Sense…Example #101

Back To School Blues Before we get into details remember that; in order to compete in a global economy fueled by super technology America needs a superbly educated workforce. * The children are our most important resource because they are the workforce of the future....

Post #115…No Common Sense…Example #100

Election Stupidity * Here we go again! Billions of dollars will be spent to get 270 Electoral College votes and win the election! During the past twelve election cycles total spending was 84.5 billion dollars (ref. Post #92). Can you think of better uses for that...