Category Archives: Thinking Too Hard

Mid-Season Evaluation

Posted on June 15, 2016 by jimcoleman3rd

So back in January, I made some predictions. At mid-year, how am I doing on the ones we can verify? National Politics Hilary Clinton will be nominated the Democratic candidate for President Correct, but Bernie gave her a run, much … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal on Gun Control

Posted on January 5, 2016 by jimcoleman3rd

I would offer the following proposal on gun control. My proposal is based on a system/infrastructure we already have in place: the automobile. The principles around managing the automobile are based on five thoughts: 1) licensing; 2) registration; 3) insurance; 4) … Continue reading →

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Predictions for 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by jimcoleman3rd

National Politics Hilary Clinton will be nominated the Democratic candidate for President The Republicans will go into their convention with no candidate having locked up the nomination. Donald Trump will either be kingmaker or run on a third part slate. … Continue reading →

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Open Letter on Gun Control

Posted on January 2, 2016 by jimcoleman3rd

The following letter was sent to the New York Times and Arizona Daily Star in varying forms to suit the paper to which it was sent: In response to your front-page editorial on gun control, I would like to propose … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World

Posted on August 2, 2015 by jimcoleman3rd

By now, you’ve all seen Jurassic World, right? Biggest box office opening world-wide in history, second biggest in the US. So I guess you’d have to have seen it. And maybe you’ve read some of the more or less mixed … Continue reading →

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You Know Something’s Changed

Posted on January 31, 2015 by jimcoleman3rd

You know  something’s changed when the “I’ve falled down and can’t  get up” ad is no longer funny. You know something’s changed when you’re happier with your hearing  aids  out than  in. You know something’s changed when keep moving your furniture … Continue reading →

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Endings

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

So today 2014 ends. For all of us, at a time particular to us, subjectively, and potentially outside the realm of where a GPS may locate us. The end of the year is automatic, arbitrary, and absolute. Automatic in that it always … Continue reading →

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Starting Up

Posted on September 4, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

The German polymath, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, famously stated, “Aller Anfang is schwer”, literally “Every beginning is difficult”, which I would, with much more verbosity, translate as “Each new beginning is fraught with difficulties”. Why is starting up/doing new so … Continue reading →

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Secure the Border

Posted on July 9, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

The current crisis in immigration is leading many, especially here in Arizona where we are entering the primary season, to renew calls to “secure the border.” This is especially apparent among the Republican contenders where each candidate is trying to … Continue reading →

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37 Seconds

Posted on July 1, 2014 by jimcoleman3rd

In a recent post, I asked rhetorically whether anyone thought the US would make it out of the Group of Death. Thankfully, mercifully, I was wrong, we did survive. But if you think too hard about it, as is my … Continue reading →

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