Saturday, August 29, 2015

Grandparent shortage?

poor georgie’s almanack:
Just dawned on me. 
Without Medicare there would be an acute shortage of grandparents.


Friday, August 28, 2015

Oil fuels slide

poor georgie’s almanack:
America’s growing oil supply smooths long term policy pivot from Europe and Mideast to Asia.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Underbelly danger

poor georgie’s almanack:
Cyber-war and the web’s murky underbelly “Darknet" probably are bigger threats to most of us than A-bombs and terrorists.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Dow Drop

poor georgie’s almanack:
News: The Dow just dropped 1000. 
Context: Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue are major thoroughfares in Play-Dough’s Republic. 



Monday, August 10, 2015

he's a gas

poor georgie’s almanack

Historical Context:

Trump’s political trial balloons in 1988, 2004, 2006 and 2012 ran out of gas…but they helped his brand to soar. 

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Family Roots

August 9, 2015
poor georgie’s almanack:
Marty, my favorite Irish Jesuit, is  proud to enter “African” on forms asking his Race.


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Friday, August 7, 2015

The Donald and Kim

poor georgie’s almanack:
Comparisons … Donald Trump has a big backing,
but Kim Kardashian's is bigger.