Dog On A Root

- jim Young That’s right, we need to take back America. The good citizens of the United States have referred to themselves as “Americans” for so long that the label “American” has become synonymous with the people of the United States. But that’s not accurate. The “United States of America” was chosen as their official name on September 9, 1776 but that does not give them exclusive right to the American moniker. While all people that are citizens of the United States may be Americans, it does not follow that all Americans are citizens of the United States. There are a total of 23 countries that make up North America and another 12 in South America. The total population of the “Americas” is over 1 billion people. That’s 1 billion Americans! Why are the people of the U.S. the only country in these continents being referred to as Americans? There are no other countries in the world that are named the “United States”. There is no “United States of Europe” or no “United States of Africa” th...

 

 

- jim Young “For the apparel oft proclaims the man.” - William Shakespeare, (Hamlet, Act 1, sc. 3.) If the proverb that “clothes makes the man” is true then I’ll take a dozen XL sets of the clothing that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore to his recent meeting with Trump at the Oval Office.  Contrary to what a couple of thugs like Trump and his Yoko Ono sidekick, J.D. Vance would have you believe, Zelenskyy is the embodiment of “respect”, a quality that is sorely lacking in most politicians today and non-existent in Trump and Vance. It all began the moment Zelenskyy stepped out of his car at the White House to greet the President. The first words out of Trump’s mouth were, “You’re all dressed up today.”   Trump’s first words of greeting to Zelenskyy were a feeble attempt at intimidation. Most negotiation experts recommend setting the stage with a friendly rapport, but Trump chose, as he often does, intimidation. Seriously? Trump thinks he has bone spurs big enough to intimidate someone...

 

Wasted Times - jim Young “Time and Tide wait for no man.” - Geoffrey Chaucer “Spend your money however you like,” the wise old man told his son “If you run out of money, you can always make more tomorrow. But spend your time wisely. Time may be infinite… but not for you.” The older I get, the more I value my time. So I don't appreciate it when people waste my time. I find that to be very disrespectful. I recently made an online purchase that required a verification of my credit card. This required an expenditure of my time in an effort to protect my money. I get that. It’s a good thing. But I entered my “validation code” incorrectly, not once, not twice… but three times. “Three strikes and you’re out,” they say. That was my stupidity… my bad. So I accept responsibility for some of the wasted time that was to follow. I had realized my error almost immediately, but seconds too late, and slapped myself on my forehead for it. But before I could “try again” I was instructed to call the ...