His testimony was emotional and riveting. His admission of guilt was dramatic. The assembled politicians of every political stripe were in thrall. His message could not have been clearer: “I’ve made the worst mistake of my life.” “I should never have let myself be lured to commit a crime.” “The administration should never manipulate people like myself.” And, finally: “I
Dear readers and friends, please note that, early next week, I will be taking a brief “sabbatical” for travel and study. To insure the necessary “mental space” for my sabbatical, I will temporarily suspend my website, Facebook Account, and phone service. I plan to restart all of these at the conclusion of my time off in late February. As I’m
Dear readers, by ‘tricentennial” I mean not to refer to my AGE (although it sure feels like it sometimes!), but rather to the fact that I have posted over three hundered essays on this website. The term “flor regium” is a Latin term that translates, literally, as “a bunch of flowers”, but its figurative meaning refers to a collection of