Category Archives: General Musings

Just a general post, of no specific import, and which I will use from time to time to make quick comments.

Burgess Owens says, “I Did Not Earn Slavery Reparations, and I Don’t Want Them”

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

The problem with the argument presented below, in an article by Burgess Owens, sadly, is that many Americans today, particularly the past couple of generations haven’t worked for anything and want more.  Less than ½ of Americans pay the taxes … Continue reading →

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I am sure to get in trouble for this one!

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

What follows is Dr. Jordan Peterson’s latest Op-Ed piece in Canada’s National Post. It is copyrighted by both him and the Post.  We can file this one under: You Have Been Warned: Junk Thought leads to Junk Policy. Candidly, I … Continue reading →

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(Slapping my Forehead) Why Didn’t I Think of This?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

And here ladies and gentlemen, we have a whole new therapy – marrying yourself. Why didn’t I think of this? After all, who is the best person you know, the only one in the world who puts up with you? … Continue reading →

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Something Freud got REALLY Right

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

The APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the “DSM”) has been around for 50+ years. I have the first edition in my library, and it is maybe 80 pages long. The most recent version is something on the … Continue reading →

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Negative Thinking: A Most Dangerous Addiction

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

Why we can’t stop thinking about the things that make us feel the worst. Six ideas for letting go. I have borrowed this piece from something I saw at Psychology Today. It is their work, but I have edited it … Continue reading →

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Hobbies – the “Why” of My Interests

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

I have some new subscribers to the Blog and for them, and all the others (including moi), I wanted to explain my hobbies. They are somewhat odd in this day and age … in fact, I get the impression that … Continue reading →

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Civics and US Constitutional Provisions 101: Benefiting Those Who “Matter” while Penalizing Those Who Do Not

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

The end-result of an educational system that has focused on what I believe to be the wrong things for the past 50 years (really and truly, for the last 25 years or so) is a near-complete collapse of understanding of … Continue reading →

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The Dermaclip Tax

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

Yesterday, I posted and discussed ever-so-briefly a chart of inflated costs for various things over the course of the past two decades. Health care costs had accelerated almost as fast as a college education (well over 200%) in the years … Continue reading →

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Inflation and the Cost of Government Protection

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

I bumped into this chart via the writings of Jordan Peterson, he of Canada and the book Twelve Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. What struck me about this chart (authored by Mark J. Perry, a scholar at the … Continue reading →

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The Science of Better Meetings

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

The Science of Better Meetings By Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg Feb. 15, 2019 “I wish I could go to more meetings,” said no one, ever. Meetings consume and waste a massive, rising amount of individual and organizational time.  In a … Continue reading →

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