(Akiit.com) Assuming nothing happens between the time I write this and the time you read it, it appears that Donald Trump has refused to take the sucker’s bait and engage us in open war with Iran. And while I remain more hawkish than many of my fellow supporters of the ...
(Akiit.com) The F-35 stealth fighter aircraft is one expensive plane. It costs $135 million to produce a single aircraft, but Congress is prepared to authorize spending for 90 more planes, a dozen more than the Pentagon has requested. Why? Lobbyists for Lockheed Martin, the company that produces these aircraft, have exercised their fine ...
(Akiit.com) There are all sorts of different things that contribute to the success of any given business venture. For a business to be successful it will need to properly understand and address the concerns and desires of its target market, for example. And of course, it’s difficult for any diligent ...
(Akiit.com) Fun fact: I’ve been crocheting since I was 10, when my Tita Lisa taught me the magic of granny squares. Fellow yarn nerds will understand the heavenly bliss of spending hours at Hobby Lobby or Walmart immersed in a sea of alpaca, mohair, angora, super bulky and super saver ...
(Akiit.com) Several Democratic presidential hopefuls are calling for Americans to make reparations for slavery. On June 19, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing. Its stated purpose was “to examine, through open and constructive discourse, the legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, ...
(Akiit.com) Several years ago, I had a shoulder injury, and the doctor told me I might need surgery to fix the small tear in my rotator cuff. So, I asked, “Doctor, if I have this surgery, about how much will it cost?” He looked at me confusedly and said, “Steve, ...
(Akiit.com) The conceit of our age is that we can alter reality at a whim. We’re really that smart and powerful. We not only can control the planet’s weather, but we can defy God’s essential design for life, reflected in nature and cultures trillions of times a day. This being ...
(Akiit.com) It’s like, really, we need all the religion we can get around here! What with Americans — you know — perpetually at each other’s throats, yelling in each other’s faces. But we get another reminder, at the feet of the Supreme Court, of the difficulties attendant on expunging nastiness ...
(Akiit.com) If you’ve recently been told that you should start wearing a hearing aid, you might be feeling ever so slightly apprehensive about it. Even though these very small devices can help transform people’s lives for the better, they can still take a bit of time to get used to. ...
(Akiit.com) Hearing is an aspect of our health that is easy to take for granted. Losing your hearing is often called what is known as an ‘invisible’ health condition because your doctor probably won’t be able to see any structural evidence of hearing loss within the ear. From the point ...