Once upon a time

 Today is "Oxi Day". It's not a holiday in the United States, but it is a notable day in the history of Greece. Why is it important ... In 1940 Italy under the control of Benito Mussolini demanded that Greece accept occupation by the Italian Army. Greece was  given until October 28 1940 to accept the demand, or go to war.

Italy had a large, well equipped Army and was opposed by a very small, poorly equipped army that had no experience in modern war. Although it looked liked a given, that the Greeks would cave in and allow the Italians to cross their border at 3 AM the Prime Minister of Greece gave the Italian ambassador a one word answer. "Oxi" which means NO. 

In the face of overwhelming odds the Greeks fought the Italians to a standstill and even drove them back from the frontier. It took the German Army, coming to the aid of the Italians to win that little war, an effort that diverted a bunch of divisions that were scheduled to invade Russia. A small  country, peopled by those who wanted self determination rather than obedience to f foreign force had an impact that is meaningful today.

Determination, belief in self and a willingness to take on an overwhelming force is something to be reckoned with. Our politicians need to remember that as they try to change our society against the will of the many.

Say What?

 This mornings paper had an article that the medical guru of the political  progressive wing of society is now saying, after much dithering, that it's ok to mix corvid medication in order to achieve his goal of "herd immunity".

The three medications under discussion were all creating with a common goal, but each chose to take a different path towards defeating the virus. My thought is that if I have one chemical mix working in my body it doesn't do me any good to add a different, and possibly competing chemical to the mix. It's like if I got drunk on good scotch it doesn't do me any good to try to sober up on bourbon. 

Science seems to have sold its soul to the devil of politics ... and we are worse of for it.

The case of LTC Schiller

 This Marine Corps officer is in custody, and waiting a military trial for not following a legal order, He is an honorable man who is upset by the way the administration and the chain of command handled the exit from Kabul.

There is lots of discussion about the case. Full of emotion and often short on facts. If you want to get a better discussion of the case I suggest you take a look at this article. Why Marine Stuart Scheller's Insubordination Deserves An Investigation (thefederalist.com