SECOND POT OF COFFEE THOUGHTS

·       If all of us began the day reading and reflecting on the daily comics, the world would be a better place.

·       President Obama would have been well served by reading Dilbert before giving the green light to HealthCare.gov in October. He would have learned that when pointy haired bosses in suits are permitted to get in the way of geeky engineers in crooked ties, nothing good can happen.

·       If Vladimir Putin read Zits, Mutts and Baby Blues each morning he would conclude that Americans are a lot like Russians.

·       New Jersey Governor Chris Christie must be thrilled that the Ukraine and Crimea have replaced Hoboken and Fort Lee in the daily news cycle.

·       There should be a rule on the cable news channels that before one talking head can criticize another, something positive must be said about the opponent.

·       Now that a Field and Stream store is coming to Washington, outdoor enthusiasts will be able to buy guns and fishing tackle from an even wider assortment of vendors.  For the rest of us, is one book store and a small movie theater to show films like Philomena asking for too much?

·       A trip to South Florida, where poor immigrants and first generation workers make up a large percentage of the population, gives one a unique prospective on our country’s social issues.  These workers are employed in the hotels and restaurants, keep all the tropical plants and grass under control and pick the fruit and vegetables.  For them, a living wage, health care and immigration reform are all life changing events.

·       Now that the winter storms all have names and the polar vortex has invaded the north our weather is much more exciting to those who wake up to boring 80 degree weather in Miami and Naples.

·       Sometimes I wish that the comic strips Bizarro and The Argyle Sweater had an answer key at the bottom of the page.