Some snidely publicist once offered a variation on the notion that, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity!” Well, I could cite a number of instances, Bill Cosby, for one, that would prove him or her wrong, (not that that would prompt a refund or even a lessening of the…
One of my Mom’s final wishes was to fill out her absentee ballot for the 2016 election, “So that that Wilde Chaya, (wild animal), shouldn’t get elected!” I helped her do that, but, sadly, it wasn’t enough to carry Michigan. My Mom was a hoot. She was the youngest of nine,…
Those of you who know me, understand how deeply I’m committed to the belief that our pasts, presents and futures are numerologically predetermined. Also, those of you who know me, understand that that statement is pure bullshit. Sure, I’m fascinated by Fibonacci’s sequence and the mystery of pi and the number…
The thing about the worst periods of human history is, that in hindsight, even with the Google-able assistance of the most reliable empirical data, how the rise of the cruelest despots and those that followed them to wreak pain and misery on their chronologically reachable world, is so psychologically difficult…
I was considering changing salt for sugar in y’alls’ kitchens, but I realized I didn’t possess the Santa Claus mojo to accommodate the travel portion of the program, nor do I ever say “y’all”, so…this. I’m perplexed by many things. I hate that! I am a true black and white…
I’m not sure why I suddenly remembered that my 8th grade Civics teacher’s name was Mr. Melcher. I have few vivid memories of junior high, (why did that designation mysteriously morph into middleschool?), and, to the best of my present-day version of recall, I’m pretty sure I have not taken…
I’ve been trying to stay busier, more occupied by beautiful music and loving friends and family, less apt to not-be-able-to-look-away from the endless train wreck piling up around us. I’ve been too angry and perplexed and deeply, deeply troubled and embarrassed by the horrible man and his sniveling empowerers that…
It’s that uncertain time of year, especially here in the northeast, where late winter storms can dump piles of unwanted, (for non-skiers), snow; when the anticipation of Spring Break and the NCAA basketball frenzy promote all sorts of erratic behavior; when an hour mysteriously disappears overnight; when Florida, (not a…
Saturday, March 3, 2018 11:58pm What a week. I had the Dems and the Republicans, those acne-skinned kids from Florida and that Wayne LaPiere whack job from the NRA all eating out of my hand. They all think I’m the coolest dude because I care so much about whatever they…
On December 15, 1791, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights, were ratified. Among them, The 2nd: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall…