In Saratoga Springs, Santa arrived two weekends ago to the accompaniment of the Ballston Spa Community Band. Christmas lights and decorations have been popping up around town for at least that long and, of course, Thanksgiving has made it all official, (not unlike magical Memorial Day giving me permission to…
Is it just me, or do the players in the global game of FIX THE ECONOMY seem confused by whether they are playingMonopoly©, Risk© or Yahtzi, and, crucial to any of us observing over nachos in the ‘Board Game Sports Bar’, don’t they seem to be making up the rules as they go along? I…
I’m from Detroit. You can see Canada from there. I don’t claim any proximal insight into an impending Canadian invasion, (sorry, Sarah), nor does the happenstance of my place of birth give me any more legitimate credibility for commenting on the state of the automotive industry than say, the CEO’s…
It was just before 11pm est, November 4, 2008. Wolf Blitzer declared, for the two thousand-eight hundred-sixty-third time, that I was watching, “the best political team on television”, than tiptoed around the holograms popping up all over the studio before going off script just long enough to announce that CNN…
With about 70 hours before the polls close, (sorry, Hawaii, I’m assuming your electoral votes will either be gravy or sadly too few to stem an upset), and the POWER of the Presidency is effectively transferred, I’ve been reflecting on the enormity of such a thing, its history and its significance to…