Tag Archives: Ukraine

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Jack Curtis

From the week: The Vatican: U.S. cardinal speaks out: The Pope and Curia have long known and covered up sex abuse now producing scandal (Report) (Hope he has excellent security ?) Robot-made burgers wow crowd in San Francisco (Report) (Robo-cocktails/coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Jack Curtis

The current collection: Irony: Chicago’s last Sears store closes, lost to Amazon (Report) (The retailer that made it via mail order, lost it to Amazon web order) The economy: “The biggest bubble in the history of mankind is going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Jack Curtis

How it was: Corruption: Can Ukraine win its war on corruption? (Article) (ts independence from Russia depends upon it) Education: A Georgia school will drug test students using hair samples? (Report) (Schools more like jails) Government: A former CIA boss … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Jack Curtis

Medical practice became industrialized healthcare Not a newsy week, but reality proceeds into the new year … Science: The first report of an individual use of genetic modification tools to alter his own genes (Frankenstein redux?) Unintended consequences: Navigation apps … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Toto, Are Americans Still in Kansas?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jack Curtis

We heard from the ‘news media’ a few days ago that the Russians were pulling out of Syria. More recently, we have heard of Russian air support forwarding the gains now being reaped by the Assad forces there. And simultaneously, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecnomixs, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A FEW, SIMPLE QUESTIONS

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jack Curtis

A frw simple questions occurred to us this morning, between awakening and arising: Whatever happened to the AIDS epidemic? Whatever happened to the Ebola threat? Whatever happened to the Russian invasion in Urraine? Whatever happened to al Qaeda (that toppled … Continue reading →

Posted in Economiics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

A Few Random Questions … (For those ready for reality)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jack Curtis

We’ve listed a few random questions that occurred to us in idle moments today. We invite your thoughts, if any come to you … Whatever happened to Ebola? (We were all about to die and no cure has been announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Government, Politics | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

G7: Are We All Greeks Yet? (Oh, and Ukraine)

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jack Curtis

For aficionados of irony, this weekend’s Bavarian (Lovely place!)  G7 Meeting of the Mighty is a prize. God (dead or otherwise) must be laughing His head off. The two primary participants, a Greek Prime Minister and a Russian President, aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in G7, Government, Politicians | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Gleanings From The Passing Scene … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Bits and pieces of the recent reality (and unreality) of human experience, arrayed for your information and analysis. A tapestry of current human affairs … The Khorosan Islamic terrorist group that President Obama felt a need to attack in Syria … Continue reading →

Posted in EPA, Government, Politics | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Russians, Moslem Murderers, Argentine Deadbeats and Chinese Dragons …

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Three significant reports deserve attention today: Ukraine’s military has divided the forces of the wana-be Russians in East Ukraine and their (reportedly Russian) leaders are said to have fled. The American Left has turned on Israel and now supports Hamas. And Argentina … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Qaeda, Arabs, Debt, Hamas, Israel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment