To the masses, no, but to the state sponsoring said acts, yes. Ethics really depend on one’s point of view. One of the best ways to describe it is Pygmalian by GB Shaw, otherwise known to the masses as the musical hacking of it, My Fair Lady. In it, there are 2 men who are polar opposites, one treats everyone well,…

Funny, but the largest population of Mexican immigrants in the USA is in Chicago. While I haven’t been there to try it myself, Rick Bayless, a pretty good chef and cookbook author specializing in Mexican cuisine, says that the Mexican food scene there rocks.

Yeah, but I think of it this way. You spend all that time and the end result is still flat and boring, then why in the hell did you ever do the second one? I give live performers a bit of slack, as they are working live, so no do-overs, but filmed things, with all the editing, should sparkle. Every time. No excuses,…

You would think that the DOD would do all they can to erase this guy from any Green Beret associations. In 2012, Mr. Taylor was indicted for his role in a plan to obstruct a federal fraud investigation into bid rigging of Defense Department contracts and served time in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. This…

Ok, serious question. If you know something is high risk, almost everyone will pass on it. Cheese covered with mold? High risk, pass on eating. Jump into a tiger exhibit at the zoo when they haven’ been fed in a week? Pass, too risky. Let your 5 year old jump off the roof into the pool? Too risky, no thank you.

It was Junkyard Gold, and Steve Magnante explained it all.

A person only changes their habits when it causes them harm. Corporations will not change so long as their owners (shareholders) and more importantly, the boards and CEOs, are truly punished the actions they have caused. Being denied a bonus or denied a dividend is not going to ruin the average shareholder or board or…

So that your user name checks out, are you going to change it to “Asswipe”?

The answer is simple. Corporations need to be stripped of “personhood”. The corporation is supposed to be an artificial person, and the corporate veil that hides true ownership and control is seldom pierced, meaning that the people at the control of a corporation are not held responsible for the actions of a…

There is nothing that a Zoo does that cannot be done at a research facility that does not keep the animals captive and outside their natural habitat.

Exactly. They rip you, the consume, off with a ridiculous fee for delivery, and very little of that goes to the driver. They even game the tips if you tip via credit card rather than giving the driver cash. And they gouge up to 30% of the cost of the meal to the already financially challenged restaurant.

So deaf folks can’t enjoy racing? Google Kitty O’Neil.

Some direct managers are getting the “I can’t see you therefore you are not working vibe” despite evidence to the contrary.

Well, true, but the crap cars of the 1970s were a function of a shitstorm of federal regulations, increased competition, greedy unions, and poor management. Those guys screwing a car together were building cars approved by management and designed to meet regulations at the cheapest and fastest way possible. Were the…

The sad fact is that if they would have kept workers here, wages would be higher overall, and everyone could afford what was being built. That is the cornerstone of why Henry Ford paid workers a decent wage back in the early part of the 20th century. By paying workers, they could afford to buy the cars they were…

Hey, suprise, but I agree with you. We really need to wean ourselves off the teat of Chinese manufacturing.

Yeah, the wives of pickup truck drivers have to get it from someone...

It is a shame that Mazda was getting it’s groove back only to have the economy take it all away. They really are the best choice for DD cars from a mainstream company for enthusiasts, but in this day and age, that’s just not enough. Maybe they can do something like they did with Ford and make synergies for the two…

In an emergency, do you take the suggestions of firefighters, EMTs, or such and evacuate the area, or do you sit calmly in place because someone is saying that it is all fine, or that God is protecting you?

The issue I have is with people being slaves to a recipe. It is simply an outline of how to prepare something. Cooking is best compared to Jazz. A few standards, with the individuals doing their own thing to make it different and to their own taste.