Essay Seeds

Which is a shorthand term for thoughts perhaps worthy of expounding upon were they in the hands of a more energetic individual. These are rescued almost exclusively from various and sundry email messages dashed off in reply to some topic which piqued the interest of my internal pedant. They are far from polished -- or even complete in most cases -- and I apologize for that. I hope at least a few are thought provoking.

Determining how firmly tongue is pressed in cheek in each case is left to the reader as an exercise.

If I've failed to gore your personal ox, please let me know his name and I'll take a shot. I'm attempting to be an equal opportunity curmudgeon. :-)

"Truth, Justice, And The American Way"

NEW >> "Great? Britain"

"Support Your Local Curmudgeon"

"Labels And Limbaugh"

"Yes, I AM Taking My Pills!"

"Healthcare, Insurance, And Greed"

"Opinions, Truth, Fanaticism and Reality"

"Now I've Seen It All"

"Columbine"

"Journalists, Conspiracies, And The Constitution"

"Politically Correct?"

"Zero Sum: Lawyers, Justice, And Everything"

"Are THEY after US or Vice-Versa?"

"Is A Tort A Tort? Time Inc. Defends Their Foolishness"

"What Is A Billion Dollars?"

"Education: Another Square Wheel"

"A Guest Observation: Leaders And Followers"

"Bread & Circuses"

"A Welfare State? Blame It On 'Bones'"

"Grave(n) Images"

NEW >>  "On Pious Pronouncements, Bigotry, and Bleeding Hearts"

"A Drive To Remember"

NEW >>  "Jesse For President"

NEW >>  "Mensa & The First Review"

NEW >>  "Freedom"

NEWER >>  "Sound Bites and Slogans"

NEWER >>  "Citizens' Rights, Government, Laws & Regulation
or
It's Hard To Be Blue
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NEWER >>   "How Will It End?"

NEWER >>   "Customer Avoidance & the Fecal Touch"

NEWER >>   "... And Liars Figure"

NEWER >>   "Why I Have a CCW Permit"

NEWER >>   "Truth And The Corpo-Rat"

NEWER >>   "Lott Translated"

"How Congress Works"
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