Bad time of year for blogging, evidently.

Bad grammar for political reasons

Politics does not justify bad grammar. "Each person got in their own car." Person is singular; their is plural. The number does not match, so that is incorrect grammar. But you cannot say "Each person got in HIS own car," because that would be politically incorrect.

Note the deterioration of communication.

1. Entirely verbal. The mind was engaged to picture what was being said, and to remember it, because there was no way of recording it.

2. Print. The mind must both see and hear what is being depicted.

3. Audio. The mind must only see what is being heard.

4. Video. The mind is basically passive.

The fact that you are paid to do something unethical in no wise relieves you of the moral responsibility for the act.

Soviet Union in World War II

Younger folks may not realize that the great battleground of World War II was in Russia (then the Soviet Union). The vast scale of the troops engaged and the casulaties is hard to believe. Russia suffered 6,115,000 battle deaths and 14 million wounded, compared with 3,250,000 deaths for Germany.

Now just think: if Hitler had not foolishly engaged Russia and consequently had had all his troop strength to turn upon the western front, the war might have had an entirely different outcome.

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride (Pa Kettle) has to be one of the great character actors of all time. Absolutely the standard for that one type of personality.

People in power

It is my observation that people who rise to positions of power - in any field - usually are characterized by selfishness.

I must admit that I am proud of our old radio show collection. Not only does it provide entertainment that is not as objectionable as most today, but it provides a slice of American history.

"They both agree" is redundant. To be agreement there must be more than one party. The word "both" indicates more than one. "They agree" is all that is necesary.