Elephant in the room

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Sculptor Daniel Firman perfectly depicts the reason Republicans in Congress are afraid to make a move.

Religion/Science

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Science explains the known. Religion the unknown.

Both seem to evolve the same way. A theory is propounded and a lot of bright minds say it is wrong because of X-Y-Z, or right because of A-B-C. And the arguments continue.

Is a Buddhist scholar with soaring SATs smarter and more right than a Baptist scholar with the same score? Is the physicist who claims string theory explains more than the accepted physics dogma of the 1990s righter or wronger, or are both right? Or wrong?

Science, cures diseases, builds bridges, saves lives and kills a lot of good people (think Sarin gas or nukes).

Religion provides solace, makes lives better, and kills a lot of good people (just don’t think about it.).

For those of us with average SATs, life decisions are made very difficult by brilliant persons insistence on their infallibility.

Science, for instance, leaves us confused. One of Einstein’s theories of relativity means that no one person sees the same event identically. It depends on the angle of vision. For instance, a woman seen in a train window looks out at the lone person on a platform. He appears to be moving from right to left. The man on the platform, at the same instant, sees her moving from left to right.

The take-away is that there is no absolute reality. Reality is in the mind of an individual. My reality is, by definition, different than yours.

But. of course, mine is accurate.

Stand Up

poor georgie’s almanack: 

Just to remind you. 

People who work sitting down make more than those who work standing up. 

 Except, Jerry Seinfeld.

Why?

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Explaining America to my friends around the globe who ask me what is going on? 

Well, the post 9-11 world of the Obama Administration was very different than today’s world. Obama read the  polls and pretty much did what the majority of Americans wanted (for instance, we wanted no more Mideast wars). 

Unfortunately for you and me the US Congress, which is the most powerful government institution, then and now lives in a rarified bubble unconnected with reality. 

Worse luck, for all of us, there is no majority American consensus on much of anything but fear … fear for ourselves, our families and our country.  Fear conquers compassion and truth. That is one of the main reasons Trump has no rudder. 

Sum 1040

poor georgie’s almanack: 

A little something to sing as you finally E-file the 1040. 

"The sum will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be (a) sum.”

New essay why did our family do that? Uncle Jake's Escape http://wp.me/p8h7lT-I

Even if you are not a helfet, dobrofsky, kroloff of or other relative,

but interested in immigration, history and a great escape story

you might sample my essay on Uncle Jake’s drama.

The web address is

http://wp.me/p8h7lT-I

it is located in my wordpress.com  blog

Why did our family do that?

WHICH IS A SERIES OF ESSAYS THAT LOOK AT THE LOCAL AND WORLDWIDE PRESSURES FACING MY FAMILY IN PAST CENTURIES AND THE DECISIONS THEY MADE THAT AFFECT US TODAY.

IF YOUR FAMILY IS NOT MY FAMILY, I BET IS HAS SIMILARITIES BECAUSE ALMOST ALL AMERICANS CAME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Russia

poor georgie’s almanack: 

Russia is a scary friend. 

She has ravenous jaws at either end.

Advice

poor georgie’s almanack:

Alas, the best advice available for anyone anywhere in the world.

Leaks

poor georgie’s almanack:

#Leaks: Sometimes eye-catching,
May not reveal much or are misleading.
And sometimes ... run for the hills.

Trump Depends

poor georgie's almanack April, 1, 2017

If you think Mr. Trump golfs in Depends, 

sending him today’s ad coupon might ease his burden on taxpayers.