One of the symptoms of my bi-polar condition is a sometimes over-exaggerated view of right and wrong. I consider myself to be a responsible and analytical guy, and although my assessment of a situation is generally swift in coming, its seldom unsubstantiated and most often correct. Certainly from where I…
I think today is a really big deal for Druids. I don’t know any overtly practicing Druids and if there have been any sacrifices, human or otherwise, in my neighborhood, they were stealthily performed. Yesterday was the longest day, though in actuality it was only a minute or so longer…
I think about my father quite a lot. He was kind, smart and never lost his enthusiasm for seeking new challenges and ideas. He taught me to question everything, himself included, and myself in particular. He was a traditionalist, but a humanitarian first and foremost. Our family was fundamentally Jewish,…
Today is my father’s 91st birthday. He, sadly, is no longer around to celebrate with ice cream and cake, (he loved his sweets), but many of the following thoughts can be attributed to his genetic imprint, so… HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POP! I don’t know how it got to be called a…
Yesterday, my nephew, Alexander Hale, graduated from high school. This could have been a typical right-of-passage moment, but Alex is not your typical kid. He, along with my amazing sister, Karen, and brother-in-law,Richard, have had a life-long struggle with his Asperger’s Syndrome, dealing with his systemic shortcomings and nurturing his…
I’m seldom at a loss for poignant, pedantic pontification, (or alliteration it would seem), and as an advocate of the op-ed and, more recently, the blog, I have decided to throw my two cents into the crowded cyber ring, with the hope that, note-in-a-bottle-like, my thoughts may wash up on…