Stop the Steal

 

July 29, 2026

 

I mentioned before that cutting off President Trump’s funding for frivolities might be the only way to get his attention and end the Iran war. I specified his Arch, but there’s also his ballroom, his Kennedy Center name change, the military parades and other self-aggrandizing moves that are costing the U.S. millions.

 

Now he wants a sign in front of the Smithsonian, warning of “inaccurate” history.

 

Setting aside the legality of lying about the exhibits, those installations aren’t cheap.

 

I’m serious. Congress should say, “No more spending on crap, Mr. President. We have a country to run while you’re trying to bankrupt it.” (I would mention the citizens, who are negatively affected in their everyday lives, but Congress hasn’t demonstrated too much concern, so that idea is a non-starter.)

 

Tighten his belt, Congress.

 

 

A Powerful Argument

 

July 26, 2026

 

None of President Trump’s demonstrations of cognitive dissonance surprises me,

 

But I wish someone could make him understand that the data centers he's angry that people don't want 

would meet with a lot less hostility

 

if he would quit standing in the way of the renewable energy that could power them.

 

The Spelling Hasn't Changed, So I Have To

 

July 25, 2026

 

I get really annoyed when I see “all right” spelled “alright” in books. I’ve always thought that it was a modern spelling used by people who just didn’t know any better (and who had lousy proofreaders).

 

But I was watching a silent movie from 1917 today, and there, in black and white, was the word “alright”.  I was stunned.

 

Upon further research (one online article) I learned that the word dates even farther back: Mark Twain used it in “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in 1865.

 

So, I will sigh, and try to adapt to olden times.