Have you gotten the feeling that all of the very public posturing about who knows what about this or that is starting to resemble a game of Truth or Consequences where the consequences are real and painful…or is it just me, again? Well, I don’t know much about, say, economics, but I…
There was a time, not so long ago, when, if you read a journalistically responsible newspaper, (or two), ingested a careful dose of TV news and paid attention to a few worthy OpEd contributors, you had a chance of being well-informed. Unfortunately, and thanks in great part to Philo T….
Once upon a time, in a land of too many people and too tall buildings, there was a guy named Bernie who was very good at counting. People counted on his counting to account for the growth of their piles of stuff, (called ‘portfolios’), and were happy to pay him…
I want to thank all of you who participated in the Happy Birthday home game. My Mom was delighted by all of the kind words and I think I’m finally off the hook for the roses debacle. Today is my granddaughter, Zuzu’s birthday…I’m just sayin’. I’ve been trying to follow…
Nineteen years ago, I sent my Mom, (cleverly, I thought), 70 roses; one for each of her chronological years, (although Leap Year had allowed her to lessen their number by a dividend of four). The florist, savoring a juicy credit card transaction, but utilizing no trace of intellectual acumen, left…