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Jorge Medico
Category Archives: Politics
How the Government Works
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle ofa desert.Congress said, “Someone may steal from it at night.”So they created a night watchman position and hired a person at$18,000.00 a year for the job. Then … Continue reading
Posted in America, Humor, Organizations, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Government, Satire
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Stigma
This work for the Poem of the Week celebrates the current Weltgeist of diversity. As with any idea that stakes out absolute righteousness for itself, the Woke Movement is at risk of falling prey to fanaticism, intolerance, and many of … Continue reading
Posted in America, Poetry, Politics, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Diversity, Prejudice, The Woke Movement
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INTERNATIONAL RATIONAL DAY
For all of you celebrating Labor Day, welcome to this Monday’s Poem of the Week. As you are celebrating your day of leisure, I thank my friend Dave for contributing his thought provoking piece. If only we could be so … Continue reading
Posted in America, Hope, Humor, Poetry, Politics, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
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I vote
With Election Day tomorrow, I’m grateful to my friend Dave who wrote the following poem, so appropriate for the occasion. Please do your part – vote with conscience. I Vote I vote to increase my personal wealthFrom out of the … Continue reading
Posted in America, Ethics, Humor, News and politics, Poetry, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Voting
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What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse?
What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse? Most parts of our country are experiencing major shortages in the number of doctors and nurses required to serve the medical needs of the community. This problem has been … Continue reading
Posted in America, Ethics, Health and wellness, Medicine, Politics, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Doctors, Education, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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How The Government Works
After tilting at bureaucratic windmills for the last several days, I came across this old post which was too true to ignore and too accurate to be really funny. See how it fits with your experience of how things are … Continue reading
Posted in America, Humor, Organizations, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
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THOUGHTS FOR THOSE WHO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY
One thing that seems common to both sides of our current divisions is a significant lack of humor. This piece from the Archives is dedicated to you. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. A day without sunshine is … Continue reading
Posted in America, Humor, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
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How History Works
Welcome back to the start of another week. Here is a little food for thought from the archives for Monday’s Poem of the Week. Be well, stay safe. how history works they raged against it, that steel abomination, that industrial … Continue reading
Posted in America, History, Humor, Poetry, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged PARIS, The Eiffel Tower
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