Year: 2017

  • Standard Operating Procedure

    Admit nothing.Deny everything.Demand proof.Make outrageous counter accusations.Declare victory and move on. Apparently this line variously attributed to Shelly Laurenston’s The Mane Event, the CIA, and the FBI has origins unknown, and morphs at every retelling.  I heard the first three points at aForestry Supervisors Meeting on 2017-08-08, but found many variations on the web.

  • Good advice for brick-and-mortar retailers

    Shopping Mall StrugglesThe American shopping mall is in the midst of one of its biggest existential crises since the concept was first planted here in Minnesota decades ago, a July 9 story reported.Article Star-Tribune, 2017-07-09 Retailers, look within Regarding the July 9 front-page article “Malls facing a revolution,” I suggest stores stop blaming Amazon and…

  • Tennessen warning

    What is a Tennessen warning?  In Minnesota the government must give individuals notice when collecting private or confidential information from them, see: Minnesota Department of Administration, Information Policy Analysis Division.Why is it called a Tennessen warning?  The warning from the Statute, 13.04 Subd 2. is called a Tennessen warning after the original author of the…

  • Tweet: Running is to cyclists like garli…

    Running is to cyclists like garlic is to vampires—we just hate it. https://t.co/5sqcfGBvM5

  • Elvis

    If you’re an Elvis fan, no explanation is necessary.  If you’re not an Elvis fan, no explanation is possible.”Presley friend George Klein, Time 2017-08-21

  • Tweet: Trump’s pardon of Apaio shows w…

    Trump’s pardon of Apaio shows wanton disregard for the rule of law and is unconstitutional. Time to #ImpeachTrump

  • Tweet: … maps NASA ‘foolishly’ sent in…

    … maps NASA ‘foolishly’ sent into space | https://t.co/h8GQv0oMCQ Humans will extinct themselves by the time aliens get to this planet