All of us have a certain degree of sympathy for losers. All of us have had failure of one sort or another in our lives and we can recall the bitter taste of defeat. We instinctually understand the denial and the anger and the need to make excuses and deflect blame by the unfortunate soul that came up short. But
The following is written in conjunction with guest writer LRM. Soon my husband and I will be making our annual pilgrimage to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC. When are we going? That’s classified…not by us… or the CIA…or the DOJ… but by the cherry blossoms themselves! Originally predicted to be the earliest peak bloom in history, the recent
One of the most vivid memories I have of the Reagan years is when, on June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall with cameras from every news source in the world running, and, pointing to the massive wall behind him, said in a measured and clear voice: “Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR… DOWN… THIS… WALL!” Unconcerned
The following essay is written in conjunction with guest writer LRM: Dear readers, who among us DOESN’T yearn to be part of “the resistance”? After nearly a dozen episodes of Star Wars, who wouldn’t want to join Luke, and Lea and Obi Wan? Who WOULDN’T want to pick up a lightsaber and battle the Empire? The image is romantic and
On Friday (2/16/18) I posted an essay on the Parkland massacre. At the end of that essay I listed a number of things that I felt needed to be done in order to counter our country’s epidemic of mass shootings. FIRST on my list was the need to review and revamp the methods by which the FBI evaluates and investigates
What is this world coming to? We have learned recently that porn star Stormy Daniels (née Stefanie Clifford) intends to break her contractually agreed upon gag order regarding a laison that she may or may not have had with Donald Trump in 2006. The contract, signed in 2016, was a non disclosure agreement regarding any relationship with Donald Trump. For
The mass shooting yesterday at Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida (31 shot with 17 killed and 14 wounded), showcases a phenomenon that we see again and again in school shooting incidents that seem to happen at an alarming rate in our country. The phenomena I’m referring to, is the fact that many many people at Douglass High School as
Many readers will remember that, a number of years back, Martha Stewart, the doyen of contemporary American taste and design, had served prison time for something or another. Few readers will recall, however, that it was none other than the redoubtable James Comey who put her there. Stewart was relentlessly investigated by Comey for insider trading. NONE was found. Insider
Doesn’t it SEEM that we just can’t do ANYTHING right any longer? During a typical baby boomer’s youth, train wrecks were a RARE occurrence. Subways ran regularly without mishap. False civil defense warnings were unheard of. And news reporters got the story straight. The FIRST time. Lately, major train wrecks seem to happen every couple of months. We’ve had 2
Yesterday the stock market managed to lose 567 points and then gain 1,134 points ON THE SAME DAY. It ended 567 points higher that it started. And last Friday there had been a major sell off. Understandably, this has made some investors quite nervous. The “volatility” doesn’t surprise me however. In my mind, the stock market is nothing more (or