Schroeder’s Corner

So, yesterday, more uncomplimentary video of Katie Porter acting the diva emerged.  You remember Ms. Porter – the miserable human we discussed yesterday morning.  This latest release is not nearly as damning as those that preceded it, but it…

My wife and I are headed back to California in a few weeks to look in on friends and loved ones for a few days.  As much as we love and care for those we will visit, the trip still remains troublesome to contemplate.  Now, finally, I have a way…

For years and years we were told marijuana is no different than alcohol.  And yet, as post legalization numbers start to roll in a very different picture is developing.  Over 40% of fatal car crashes involve a driver with weed in their system. …

I had intended to write about the 10/7 anniversary this morning, but the host has done such a thorough and masterful job that there is nothing left to say.  Here is the key sentence, “That Israel has conquered all its enemies, on all seven…

It is not just about anti-social individual violence – we have a real problem with people generally.  Riots after sports championships have grown commonplace.  What we once considered a “soccer hooligan” problem just in Europe has come to the…

Big story yesterday when ten cars of thugs surrounded a vehicle carrying federal law enforcement officials and gunfire ensued.  This was a seditious act.  But that is not what bothers me. What bothers me is let’s assume the actors were convinced…

Some days.  Read this, “I Spent 491 Days as a Hostage of Hamas. This Is My Story.”  Now contrast it with this, “Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury.”  The later, published not long after the killings in…

Yesterday I encountered what has to be the most California story ever.  Read on and learn why. Here it is: In May, America was gripped by a viral video in which a helicopter airlifted a poisoned US Border Patrol agent into the middle of a small…

It is a beautiful early fall morning.  The usual commuter traffic drives by.  The birds are chirping, the sun is rising and other than the complaining and kvetching on Facebook, I would have no idea the federal government is shutdown.  Hmmmmm……

First of all – Pray for the Philippines.  Major earthquake – at least 69 dead.  The fact that I cannot find this story on “the front page” of major newspapers as of this writing is shameful.  If the Beeb has it, the world has it.  I know it is…