Blog: If I understand this

Kevin Zahn

  • Update 03/19/2025

    Useless fact of the day:  It Took 23 Years to Decipher the Rosetta Stone – talk about fortitude! And this was mostly the work of two men, one English and one French.  The stone is on display in England; seems to me like it belongs in Egypt.  Then again, recall how many of the world’s… Continue reading

  • Update 03/16/2025

    Remember kids:  Crypto is a grift in both theory and practice. Its backers promise high returns on a product that has no economic or real-world value. …………………………………………….. By Dr. Susan J. Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics:  “Measles is the most contagious infectious disease in people. The only way to prevent it is with… Continue reading

  • Update 03/13/2025

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green energy sources – why does it seem like everything Trump wants to do revolves around money? ………………………………………….. Didja know:  Medicaid today covers… Continue reading

  • Update 03/09/2025

    Elon Musk, who holds no official cabinet position in the administration, wrote on social media that he agrees that the United States should leave NATO and the United Nations.  – That’s just great.  Ignore the rest of the world.  What the other countries do can’t have any affect on us, can it? …………………………………………… A Washington… Continue reading

  • Update 03/05/2025

    Useless fact of the day:  Canadians eat more donuts per capita than people from any country in the world. …………………………………………….. To put something in perspective:  Wages and benefits for the federal workforce equal about $270 billion. That seems like a lot of money, but when one considers that the total federal budget last year was… Continue reading