First Blog

"The mathematician does not study pure mathematics because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful." --- Henri Poincaré "A goal without a plan is just a wish."   --- Antoine de Saint-Exupery "The things that we love tell us what we are." --- St. Thomas Aquinas  " Experts often possess more data than judgment."   --- from the Internet “Wisdom begins with knowledge about knowledge.”   --- Anon. “The newest (and oldest) form of political thug promises bounty to the public while stealing from the cash register.” – Anon. "If you believe in sanctuary cities, you have a religion where you get to feel good about yourself, you don’t actually have to do anything, and others pay for your faith. " - Anon.  (Convenient!   The take-away here is that we mustn’t call the intellectual left stupid anymore.   They did dream this one up!)

--- Of course, Washington DC is a swamp of special interests, profit moguls, and unethical actors of every sort. Sure, the swamp needs draining.      The swamp is Washington is not unlike the Florida Everglades. Both have horrific predators of uncompromised ability.   Both have equal opportunity predators willing and able to consume any opponent, no matter how lethal.   Both are consumed with constrictors. In Florida, it is the Burmese python ( Python bivittatus )*, now thriving and having killed at least 60% of the native species. The once feared alligator is now merely a foodstuff. In Washington, the pythons are politicals ( Python corruptus) , constricting and constraining all forms of higher life.   Two types of these creatures are loose, left-handed and right.   Both squeeze out profits as their nature of predation. Both constrict business to their own kind. Both are winning. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_pythons_in_Florida