SO, WHAT THE HECK IS SO WRONG WITH GLOBAL WARMING? By Michael W. Lodato My oh my! There is such a fuss about the increase in the earth’s temperature, you would think the world is about to end. Actually, the guys making the big fuss predict that human life will end pretty soon – as early as 9 years from now. And these Believers, behave like members of a fundamentalist … [Read more...]
America has lost its story
As a nation, America has lost its story. Where we came from is being erased; our historical monuments are being toppled; our founding fathers are being despised; Where we are is a seriously divided country whose people have lost their precious freedom of speech and other constitutional rights; a country that has a newfound hatred of itself. There is great distrust of our system … [Read more...]
A Sober Assessment of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
What is the Paris Agreement: The objective of the Paris Agreement, enacted in 2016, is to limit greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 (9 years from now) and ultimately to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial temperatures. As of now the globe has warmed by about 0.8 deg. So, how are we doing since 2016? Not so well, I say. There have been … [Read more...]
Trigonometry Averts Loss of Airplane
Trigonometry Averts Loss of Airplane By: Michael Lodato On a dark and stormy night in late December 1955 I was on duty at a USAF radar base in north-eastern Italy near the town of Campoformido. Just north of us were the Dolomite Mountains, also known as the Italian Alps, but it was fairly level around our base at an elevation of 300 ft. The cloud cover (ceiling) was at best 1500 feet … [Read more...]
You’ll Be Voting for Trump or Harris
"a Harris administration, together with Joe Biden as the president of the United States, the Harris-Biden administration will ….." That’s the way Kamala Harris described her future relationship with a President Joe Biden (September 14, 2020. Biden said it also. Just one day later he referred to plans in a “Harris-Biden administration”, similarly suggesting that she was on top of the Democrat … [Read more...]
What I Would Do If I Were Trump
In debates or at rallies, no matter what the questions are, here's what you should do: Review what you inherited from previous administrations, including Economic stagnation Weak border security and massive illegal immigration Sanctuary cities ISIS terrorism Weakened military Skyrocketing health insurance premiums War on police and law enforcement + riots in the streets … [Read more...]
The Dimensions of Donald Trump
(Updated 8/7/2020) I didn’t vote for Donald Trump, I’ve never been a democrat, and I long ago withdrew from the Republican Party. So, I took no responsibility for his election – either way. However, I have been driven to have a favorable view of the President by the behavior of certain sectors of the press and the democrats. Instead of offering solutions, they are behaving like small children … [Read more...]
Another Perspective on the Pandemic – Fear Vs. Danger
Most people I talk to in our retirement community are scared to death of the Corona virus. They are afraid they’ll get it or another resident will get it and the virus will “spread like wildfire” throughout the whole community. Some are afraid to venture out of their residences even while staying on the property. There is a lot of fear. This fear is amplified by what they see when they watch … [Read more...]
Short Version of Think Piece on Climate Change
[This is a short version (3 pp) of the original that is 16 pp long.] [Updated 7/24/2020] I’m an 87-year-old man who has spent a lifetime solving problems – whether they be in theoretical mathematics, operations research, business management, or whatever. Think pieces are defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as articles “containing discussion, analysis, or opinion, as opposed to facts … [Read more...]
Technique for Attacking the Homelessness Problem
The homelessness problem is too complex to expect that there can be a comprehensive solution. To get a handle on it we need to partition the homeless population into segments with unique needs and preferences. Once the uniqueness of each segment is known, we can determine programs and services tailored to the specific needs of individual segments. Precise segment definition will help to … [Read more...]