Don Shogren
Oddments and Apprehensions
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We’re the Friendliest, Dammit!
Sconnies like to think they’re the friendliest people on Earth. There’s a comedian named Charlie Berens who makes a lot of hay on this and other cute things people say about themselves here. He developed quite a following during the pandemic—check out his site to get the gist. Ever-suspicious Chicagolanders like me, forever the enemy…
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Deja Vu All Over Again
You may have caught some news about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Now, the road from the Wharton School of Business to Wall Street is paved with everything I don’t know about finance, and my point isn’t going to be what led up to the SVB debacle, exactly, but I’ll try to briefly explain.…
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Massive Quantities of Food For Not All That Much More Thought
We live a small life. We’re very comfortable with that. The best I can make out, this is due to some combination of a desire for simplicity, empathy for the environment and sheer laziness, but here we are. We are retired seniors living in a small, efficient condo. We have one four-year-old economy car…
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Stuck on the Horns of a False Dilemma
The above is an expression of logic. Bad logic. It’s been about a hundred years since I took couple of courses in logic, but have faith. The expression symbolizes that since a person either loves America or hates America, and if they don’t love America, they hate America. It’s called a false dilemma. It’s nonsense,…
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Murdaugh, She Wrote
The Murdaugh murders. Why in the name of JoBenet Ramsey does anyone beyond family, friends and Low Country denizens give a flying crap about this case? Somebody asked this question of Neal Baer, ex-executive producer of Law and Order: Ad Nauseum. Here’s his answer: We’re drawn to it. And I think what’s really interesting is…
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