It seems to me that, in our complacency, we are letting the loons run the show. Oh, the loons are a very distinct minority, what maybe one or two percent of the people? And most of them don't think, but merely follow what sounds good to their feeble minds. The latest idiocy is criticism of the word "mother." No, we aren't supposed to use "mother," nope. It's "birthing person." I don't watch television so I don't know for certain, but I read some networks have bought in to this. This is textbook for those seeking radical changes. Redefine words to mean what they really don't mean. Perhaps we need to start teaching Animal Farm, 1984, etc. in the schools again. They'd better get thinking (ha ha ah). "Father's" Day is only four or five weeks away. We even redefine people. "When is Willie Mays not Willie Mays? When he's Willie McCovey." At least according to the Speaker of the House. I wonder if she knows when a door is not a door or a car is not a car. Despite still high unemployment rates, many businesses can't find enough employees. I've seen signs all over the place, "Help Wanted." I think I've never seen so many. Fast food. Other restaurants. Machine shops. Grocery stores. Golf courses. Even Starbucks! (No, I don't do Starbucks.) Ask employers and they will say, "I can't find workers." And why is that? Hmmm. Let's see. If the federal government is giving money for people not to work, maybe that's something to consider. The unemployed don't even have to show they are actively seeking work; the money still comes and has been extended, I believe, until at least September. What we hear from the loons is that businesses should increase pay; workers will come back then. Could this be an artificial and nefarious way to raise the miniumum wage to $15 or more an hour? But it still doesn't employ market forces. It's a sneaky, dishonest way to use government to get what is likely not going to happen legitimately (well, at least through legislation). Use taxpayer money to force employers to raise income. That's very dishonest, but what's a little dishonesty among political friends? I've noticed prices going up on practically everything. Gasoline costs a dollar more per gallon than it did a year ago, both nationally and around here. Food prices at the grocery store have shot up; I know since I do the majority of shopping. Many sale prices are higher than the regular pre-Biden prices. And consumer costs will continue to increase. Corn commodities have gone up 50%. Lumber prices have increased four-fold. Used cars cost 30% than just a few months ago. I'm sure the influx of all that federal money is driving the inflation (demand-pull; more dollars chasing fewer goods). But it appears the loons in DC don't know much about economics. "Economics? Is that still around?" Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics. Credit to Mark Twain. The CDC released figures on outdoor gatherings during CoVid. The risk of transmission is "less than 10%." Yes, it is. But it's a lot "less." The actual figure on outdoor transmission is "less than one-tenth of one percent." I suppose it might be argued that .001 is less than 10. But that is very, very misleading, by a factor of 100. And we still follow what these loons tell us to do?