The tyranny of fairness

Terror in  a tiny ice cream shop Not so long ago– all right, very long ago– I had a summer job in an ice cream shop called Friendly’s.  One early weekday afternoon a call came in from a local day care. “Hi, I just wanted to give you a heads-up,” said day care lady #1.…

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Idiot of the day award

Today’s winner This morning I overheard someone complaining about where his tax money was going.  “The state claims they’re poor, but then they build this huge thing,” he bitched.  The “thing” in question?  The new public high school in his town. Readers, when you have reached the point in your life where you’re complaining about…

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