Let me say this about that. Joe Ratzinger was just a teenager living near the German – Austrian border when World War II broke out. As a German citizen, he joined the Hitler Youth organization in 1941 and eventually served in the German Army as an anti-aircraft gunner. Later, he was given the job of planting […]
Let me say this about that. Every now and then, you hear of an Elvis Presley sighting. I think the last one had him working as a “colonic technician” in a holistic wellness clinic in Reno. Elvis gets around, so one never knows where he’s gonna pop-up next. Elvis should however, take notice of fellow dead guy, Michael Jackson, […]
IQ test for Americans Let me say this about that. This is the year the federal government conducts our constitutionally mandated census. Tens of thousands of part-time workers will soon set about counting noses and asking all sorts of privacy-invading questions. An interesting exercise for sure, but I am proposing an even more beneficial […]
Let me say this about that. Since my retirement, Mrs. Shambo and I have made a habit of spending at least one month/yr. outside the United States. It’s fun, it’s exciting and it’s educational. Just like the man who can’t “see the forest for the trees”, you really need to get out of America once in […]
Let me say this about that. This is the time of the year when every newspaper columnist or TV talking-head lays out their predictions for the upcoming year. Or, as in the case of a new decade, the coming ten years. And, since most of the established print and broadcast media have the intelligence of fruit, […]
Let me say this about that. Poor ‘ol Tiger Woods. Seems his whole world has come crumbling down on his frizzy little head. Too bad he was caught doing the one thing that is an unforgivable sin for anyone famous: He screwed-up on a slow news day. Now, of course, you can’t pick up a […]
Let me say this about that. Shocking news was released in the latest issue of “Consumer Reports” magazine regarding one of America’s most common sources of protein – chicken. “Consumer Reports” has been testing chickens for bacteriological contamination since 1998 and reports it’s finding once per year. This year’s analysis consisted of testing 382 store-bought […]
Let me say this about that. Well, the ‘ol Tiger sure has had his troubles of late. Seems he has been ‘putting-the-wood’ to more than his drives off the tee. Even without much of a putting game, he does not appear to be having any problem finding the hole. In his latest ‘foursome’ he was the […]
Let me say this about that. For those of you who perpetually don’t pay attention, you probably have not been caught up in the recent interest in the year 2012. 2012 is the year that the world is coming to an end – December 21, 2012, to be exact. Now this is not a date […]
Let me say this about that. Question: What happens when you mix good intentions with stupidity? Answer: A dumb idea. Dumb ideas abound in America, in part because we have a huge base of good-intentioned people. Regrettably, because we also have abandoned disciplining our children and allowed our education system to become little more than a government run baby-sitting service, we […]
