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John Glenn's Thoughts: May 2015

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Thursday, May 28, 2015. I'M AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURMUDGEON. Don't know how "curmudgeon" is defined? I am a former PRINT (as in newspaper, a local museum may have one) reporter and editor. I worked back in the day when reporters reported - vs. created - the news and slanting/"spinning" the news was limited. Over the years I've been amused by how the language has adapted, usually by a push - perhaps a shove - from Madison Avenue. The other day I saw an advertisement on tv for a four-door "coupe.". As an as...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: ERM, BC, COOP: Devious defecator case Opens DNA Pandora's Box

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Thursday, August 6, 2015. ERM, BC, COOP:. Opens DNA Pandora's Box. Thanks to Advisen FPN, I came across The Case of the Devious Defecator. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie), Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers), Miss Marple (Agatha Christie), Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler), Sam Spade (Dashiell Hammett), Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle), and even Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Blake Edwards) could not solve this case. See Famous sleuths, below. But it did cost the defendant $2.25 million. The de...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: April 2015

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Thursday, April 30, 2015. On the job accidents. The headline on The State. Newspaper of Columbia SC reads:. Tuna company, 2 managers charged in death of worker in oven. The following text explains that. Foods and two managers were charged by Los Angeles prosecutors Monday with violating safety regulations in the death of a worker who was cooked in an industrial oven with tons of tuna. Not exactly what a person wants to read as they eat their lunchtime tuna fish sandwich or salad. According to the report,.

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John Glenn's Thoughts: June 2015

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. White House and Iran. IF WE CAN AGREE THAT the U.S. State Department does, or at least should, do the bidding of the President of the United States, a/k/a POTUS*, then we understand that two recent State-related events originated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (the White House). A Wall Street Journal report. The administration’s actions demonstrate a pattern of acceding to Iranian demands. While the US originally demanded. The Free Beacon article continued:. Links to this post. Take ...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: July 2015

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Only if you're lucky. IF YOU NEED a special meal on a flight from Here to There, plan to pack your own food. Airlines have a l-o-n-g history of failing to deliver ordered-well-in-advance special meals. THE SPOUSE JUST RETURNED from an overseas flight via Delta and Alitalia. When the flight was booked, she called Delta and told a Customer Care person that she needed special meals both going and returning. No, Delta told The Spouse; it's all arranged. Not a problem, right? She ask...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: May 2014

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Friday, May 30, 2014. It was no big thing. In fact, it was only a two-inch "thing.". But repairing that two-inch "thing" was not something I learned in my formative years. But, having seen it done once (thank you Eli Maroz), and reading what seemed to be simple directions from the Reader's Digest. Fix It Yourself Manual. 1979 printing, the repair was made. And THAT made my day. I would have done the second PVC repair but my pal, ibid., won't allow it. Some pal. Surprise - the problem was a hole in the PVC.

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John Glenn's Thoughts: January 2015

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Friday, January 30, 2015. He wears the uniform. But is he an employee? WHILE MCDONALD FRANCHISES are the subject of the Vox.com. Article at http:/ www.vox.com/2015/1/22/7873661/mcdonalds-lawsuit-harassment-discrimination. The REAL issue is. BY WHOM IS AN EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED? Does the franchise holder who hired the person employ the person (fairly obviously, "yes") or does the franchise holder who hired the person AND. The corporation that franchised its name ALSO. For example, the the state's supreme court...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: November 2014

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Rule of law trashed. Set fire to stores,. Attack police, firemen. For two nights in a row, Ferguson MO has been lit up by burning buildings. Streets in major metro areas are blocked by mobs. Because some rabble rousers did not agree with a Grand Jury's decision to return a No Bill (no indictment) against a cop who shot a criminal. The fact that the parents of the dead youth appealed for calm. Did those rioters hear what the Grand Jury heard? In a word, No. So far, the cops a...

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John Glenn's Thoughts: August 2014

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Sunday, August 31, 2014. Treason: The betrayal of one's own country by waging war against it or by consciously or purposely acting to aid its enemies. If US representatives to Congress had joyfully endorsed the Islamists attacks on 9-11 (2001), would that be treason? If US representatives to Congress had joyfully endorsed Japan's attack on Hawaii on December 7, 1941, would that have been treason? According to the Legal Dictionary (ibid.),. Now, look at Israel. Reports that Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberm...