By Mark | November 11, 2015
I don’t dislike the military. I think we, as a nation, spend far too much on it, and I think that we’d ultimately be better served by investing a great deal of that money on education, alternative energy research and any number of other things instead, but, in general, I don’t have an issue with […]
Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1918, Armistice Day, Kurt Vonnegut, military, military budget, veterans, Veterans' Day, war, WWI, WWII |
By Mark | October 12, 2015
It would appear, based on the above photo, which was posted to Reddit this morning, that Christopher Columbus no longer garners the same kind of respect in Detroit that he once did… Yes, the bust of Christopher Columbus, which is located at Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street, just outside of the Renaissance Center, apparently got […]
Posted in Detroit, History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Augusto Rivalta, Columbus Day, conquest, Dia de la Raza, Donald Trump, explorers, fallen heros, Indigenous People's Day, Kurt Vonnegut, Mexico, piƱatas, racism, the border with Mexico |
By Mark | November 11, 2014
I don’t dislike the military. I think we, as a nation, spend far too much on it, and I think that we’d ultimately be better served by investing a great deal of that money on education, alternative energy research and any number of other things instead, but, in general, I don’t have an issue with […]
I’m home sick from work today, having succumb to the flu that knocked out everyone else in the family last week. And, as if this weren’t enough, an incredibly heavy object fell onto my left foot last night as I was making my way to the bathroom, causing, among other things, my back to go […]
By Mark | November 11, 2013
I don’t dislike the military. I think we, as a nation, spend far too much on it, and I think that we’d ultimately be better served by investing a great deal of that money on education, alternative energy research and any number of other things instead, but, in general, I don’t have an issue with […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other | Also tagged 1918, Armistice Day, Kurt Vonnegut, military, military spending, November 11, Veterans' Day, WWI, WWII |