Author Archives: Bruce

“Pearls Before Swine” goes documentary . . . .

[couple of gaps below] The Atlantic Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs. By Jane Mayer August 2, 2021 Bill Gates, … Continue reading →

On-line at: < https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-are-jim-thorpes-olympic-records-still-not-recognized-130986336/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210715-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45309165&spUserID=MTA3NjA1ODYzODI1NQS2&spJobID=2043649008&spReportId=MjA0MzY0OTAwOAS2 > Why Are Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Records Still Not Recognized? In 1912, Jim Thorpe became the greatest American Olympian of all time, but not if you ask the IOC Jim Thorpe’s epic performance in the 15 … Continue reading →

Some of the best writing I’ve read about the issue of land rights for poor, mostly Black residents in the US, and how it prevents them from receiving many forms of support and loans — specifically FEMA grants after disasters, … Continue reading →

Based on my limited two years of experience in the Severn House Condominium, I tend to agree with this analysis. From the July 4th, Washington Post — < https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/surfside-condo-climate-change-cost/2021/07/01/b6699a98-da76-11eb-9bbb-37c30dcf9363_story.html > Outlook Perspective Climate change could cost condo boards billions. They … Continue reading →

Building 5 residents — I think we’re lucky at Severn House to have a talented and hard-working Condo Board, but many other associations in the Annapolis area are not so lucky. And we need to keep in mind that older … Continue reading →

Dear Huei-Min et al. Thanks for sharing those and, yes, we were saddened to see the outbreak in Taiwan and hope that you get it back under control. We have had a recent outbreak again in Fiji stemming from poor … Continue reading →

Thank you for sharing, Godfrey and Bruce. I also share the case of Taiwan: Taiwan is now under “the first wave” of community outbreak after the weekend of Mother’s Day (May 8-9) . I happened has a webinar on April … Continue reading →

Thank you for sharing Bruce. Malta also has a very high rate of vaccination; meanwhile, reported daily infection rates have gone down into the single digits. (A far cry from the record 510 cases of Covid-19 recorded in 24 hours … Continue reading →