By Trina Machacek Strange events that come into our lives sometimes come more than once in different circumstances. But! Yes a strangely different “but.” The sameness comes through no matter the differences. For instance… Trina Machacek Some time ago my father-in-law, LaVerne and I were out bailing hay one warm summer night. The moon was about half so there was some … [Read more...] about Is This You? Lightning can strike twice when it comes to strange things
Sherm: Banks need to be wary of untrustworthy trustees
Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive The Washington political class is talking big about the accountability of bank executives after last week’s round of regional bank failures. They want to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties, such as clawing back past compensation and the authority to bar bad bankers from opening another bank after a failure. Sherman … [Read more...] about Sherm: Banks need to be wary of untrustworthy trustees
Is This You? A sloth, a turtle and a squirrel get things done at own pace
By Trina Machacek We all move at different paces. Paces change with the tasks we are preforming. The performance of tasks is directly related to a few factors. First of course is if we even want to do whatever is on our list of things to do. I need to write every week. I can zoom through a writing task like water through a colander. But! Yes a somewhat sloth like … [Read more...] about Is This You? A sloth, a turtle and a squirrel get things done at own pace
Properly Subversive: Make your own mind up regarding Jan. 6 propaganda
By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive I disappeared into one of those famous YouTube rabbit holes researching my grandfather’s role in engineering the Burma Road during WWII. I emerged thinking about Jan. 6 and the brazen political attempt to manipulate what happened that day. Sherman Frederick If you search “Burma Road” you will find dozens of vintage war films, … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Make your own mind up regarding Jan. 6 propaganda
Is This You? A winter ‘escape plan’ doesn’t mean actually escaping
By Trina Machacek I think it was from an old movie where the people would travel to Europe like it was an everyday occurrence when I first heard the phrase, “shoulder season.” I’ve come to learn that the shoulder season is the several weeks directly before or right after the “high season.” Trina Machacek Now high season is the middle season where the weather is at the … [Read more...] about Is This You? A winter ‘escape plan’ doesn’t mean actually escaping