If you measured Saint Patrick by the typical American experience, you’d think (much like Cinco De Mayo) St. Parick was a gluttonous boozer. Leave it to America to turn something into gluttonous boozing. It’s Arbor day; let’s drink to the trees!
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Your Wednesday Midday Meme -Storm!
This week I tried to stay away from the Covidishly-covidistic-covidianisms. That didn’t work out but most of them have nothing at all to do with covid, or masks, of vaccine passports or any of that. So, what are they?
Driving Under The Influence: Dangers That You Might Not Be Aware Of
In the United States, an estimated 28 people lose their lives due to automobile accidents with alcohol as a contributing factor. That is equivalent to one person every 52 minutes – less than one hour! In 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported the lowest percentage of deaths (10,142) since 1982. These deaths … Read more
What You Should Know About Driving As a New College Student
Going off to college is quite liberating for many teenagers freshly graduated from high school. The intense structure of primary education is gone, but this very freedom can cause some problems for students that aren’t adequately prepared. Something that many college students think about is whether or not they need a car. There are certainly … Read more
The Push For More Taxes On Adult Beverages Continues…
Tym Rourke, the person most likely to coordinate the spending of the tax money, is advocating for more revenue, so that he might–we can only assume–help spend it. Rourke is the Chairman of the Governors Commission on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment in New Hampshire, and he insists that because New Hampshire sells so much damn alcohol, even profiting from its aggressive promotion, that the state has a moral obligation to offset any downsides here in New Hampshire.
What’s next, a tax on hammers to cover time lost to thumb related injuries, or taxing shower curtains to defer lost productivity due to bathing accidents?