Clearing the Tabs September 15, 2021

Here are some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. A lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on September 30 as well. Also, just because I post something here does not mean I agree with it, it simply means it made me think and I think my readers might enjoy it.

September 1

The Real (and Growing) Problem with Social Security

Teach That Man Some Geography

September 2
The Secret to Happiness at Work
Your job doesn’t have to represent the most prestigious use of your potential. It just needs to be rewarding.

For these Marines, a constant rush to zero hour to rescue stranded Americans

Peter Meijer: A dark moment for our country

September 3
Hurricane Ida Isn’t the Whole Story on Climate
The number of landfall hurricanes isn’t rising and the world is getting better at mitigating their destruction.

Our bargain for normal is failing

15 minutes

September 7

Cancel culture in climate change

The Fading Family
The world's major economies face a serious demographic crunch.

September 9
Flight 93 crash in Shanksville on 9/11: ‘The first Americans to fight back against terrorists happened here’

September 10
Mag-Lev May Be Dead; TX HSR on Life Support

September 13
Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing
Heavy reliance on wind power, coupled with a shortage of natural gas, has led to a spike in energy prices

September 14

Dubious climate science about the Texas cold disaster

Information Wanted for David Hart Scott

David Hart Scott was a book editor at Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. In 1980 (not sure for how long exactly), Mr. Scott lived in Blue Hill, Maine. David Scott died in March of 2000 at the age of 89.

I am hoping, and wondering, if any family members still have any of the papers, correspondence, artifacts from Mr. Scott’s days as a book editor, especially as they relate to Fred(erick) Lieb. I am not interested in owning such items, but researching and looking for information.

Here is an obituary for Mr. Scott’s wife from 1984, perhaps some of these details might find a living relative.

Katherine Gorton Scott '31, Blue Hill, 
Maine; June 19. Sigma Xi, Phi Beta 
Kappa. Survivors include her husband, 
David H. Scott '32, Box 141, Blue Hill 
04614; a daughter; and a sister, Emma 
Gorton Peirce '33.

Mr. Scott had a brother named Robert Litchfield Scott. Maybe someone might find this post online and know someone from the family.

Please email me at SteveParkhurst @ Gmail if you can help.

Clearing the Tabs August 31, 2021

Ending August with some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. A lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

August 18
America the Indispensable

August 19
Biden Tax Proposals Reward Blue States, Punish Red States

Fake Forgiveness Is Toxic for Relationships
Accepting an apology or brushing off a slight can benefit the offender and the offended alike—but only if you really commit to it.

Uncovering the Tao of C.S. Lewis

August 20
A Biblical Perspective on Salaries from a High School Economics Teacher

After a trip 1,200 feet underground, Biden's labor secretary has a new appreciation for coal miners

August 22
What Biden doesn't understand

August 23
Powering Down the Developing World

August 24
California Business Headquarters Now Leaving Twice As Fast, With No End In Sight

August 25
When Scarcity of CEO Love Is a Bullish Signal for Stocks

Progressives have ruined California
Governor Gavin Newsom's hapless reign exposes the rot at the heart of America's liberal elite.

August 26
Ignore the Monday Morning Hype, No Government Could 'Cover Up' a Virus

The Real Reason Kids Don’t Like School
Loneliness is a far bigger problem than a distaste for hard work.

August 29
The restorative power of the American people

August 31
Jim Crow returns to California
The Golden State's climate policies have enforced racial segregation

Old Infrastructure, New Infrastructure

Information Wanted for Robert Wolfe Riley

 I am trying to find family members that might still have personal effects of the late Robert W. Riley, who passed away in 1987. Here is his obituary:

ROBERT WOLFE RILEY, 75, 203 Bella Coola Drive, Indian Harbour Beach, died Friday. Born in Winchester, Va., he moved to Indian Harbour Beach from St. Petersburg in 1976. He was a retired photographer and a member of Unity Church, Melbourne. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the China Burma India Veterans Association. Survivors: wife. Fran A.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Cecilia H. Cummins. Tampa; sister, Mrs. Betty Hall, Baltimore; two stepgrandchildren. No calling hours. Memorial service 2 p.m. today at Unity Church of Melbourne.

The survivors at the time, seem to be gone now. His stepdaughter, Ceclia, passed away in 2017, and some of her family might be helpful. The family of Betty Hall might also be helpful and/or knowledgeable about the subject.

Here is the obituary for Cecilia Cummins from 2017:

CUMMINS, Cecilia Huckeba, 73, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 from cancer in a hospice facility. She was preceded in death by her son, Michael, (widow, Michelle) and parents, Francis and Cecil Huckeba. She is survived by her son, Richard and his wife, Kristen; grandson, Garrett Cummins; granddaughters, Kaeli Cummins, Brittany Cristiano, and Alyssa Heidemann. Cecilia spent her school years in Indian Harbor Beach, FL, before relocating to Tampa, FL, where she lived until her death. She embraced the church and served her lord; she also lived her life as as true christian should.

Here’s why I am looking for the information:

Robert Riley was a photographer and he and his wife Fran were friends in St. Petersburg, Florida with Fred and Mary Lieb. Robert personally corresponded with Fred, and after Fred’s passing, with the remaining family. I have received some of the items from the Lieb family, but I am curious to see if somewhere in the Riley/Cummins family the letters from the Lieb’s are still in someone’s collection.

Mr. Lieb wrote a book about baseball in 1977, and the image on the back cover of the book, was taken by Robert Riley. In one of the letters from Mr. Riley to Mr. Lieb’s family after the passing of Mr. Lieb, mentions a personally signed copy of this photo from Mr. Lieb to Mr. Riley, that is something I would love to see.

Please reach out to me at SteveParkhurst@gmail.com if you have any items, any questions, or any tips on where I might look next or if you can help answer some questions. I am not interested in taking ownership of any materials, I would just be interested in seeing the items.

Clearing the Tabs August 15, 2021

August 3

NYC’s new vaccine policy erases kids from public life

August 5
Proper Lockdown History Will Accentuate Left-Wing Disdain for Poor

August 7
Promoting Upward Mobility Is a Better Goal than Pushing Class Warfare in Hopes of Reducing Inequality

Comparing the world before 1900 to today

Taking Tax Breaks with a Grain of SALT
A Federalist Case for State and Local Deductions

August 8
Modern Economics: Mystical Academics Critiquing Mystical Academics

In South Dakota, the road signs lead to the Wall

Why G. K. Chesterton Liked America

August 10
Why I Am Not A Progressive
And Why, From Climate Change to Homelessness, Liberal People Are Giving Up

August 12

Mitch Daniels, risk-taker

The working poor need workhorse vehicles

Video: Vaccine Evolution

This is indeed brilliant, hilarious, and well done.

@jlmock

The Gov, the Skeptic, & the Pleaser….Anyone else just…exhausted? 😵‍💫

♬ original sound - JMock

Clearing the Tabs July 31, 2021

Ending July with some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. A lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

July 7

Historians Should Be Better Than This

July 13
Transit’s Dead End

California Fleeing

Some deny the Golden State’s demographic decline, but data make it hard to ignore.

July 15
Why California Housing Is So Expensive

July 27
$9 Reading Glasses, $16 Sunscreen, and the Genius of Economic Growth

July 29
To Advance the Climate Agenda: Never Waste Bad Weather

July 30

Gender Ideology Run Amok