A few thoughts about the debate. Nothing too deep — unlike Hillary, I’m not an expert on policy, and there are lots of better places on the Interwebs where you...
Please, accept my apologies. The chairperson of the Trump campaign in Mahoning County, Ohio (a volunteer position) recently said that there was no racism in this country until Obama was...
My late friend, Bob Morales (miss you, sweetie), used to say that you can tell a person’s shameful secrets by the things that person accuses others of doing. We had...
Back to School! New pencils! Clean and shiny notebooks! It is the seasonal equivalent of Anything-Can-Happen-Day! Supposedly, we go to school to learn things we do not know. This might...
There are all kinds of reasons why I might die alone. (For one thing, we all do. But that’s a different philosophical discussion.) We could discuss, with painful honesty, all...
In this election year, when we find ourselves ever more polarized, I’ve been trying extra hard to listen to other points of view. It’s not always easy, because I work...
Next week would have been my father’s 93rd birthday. He hated this time of year. He hated the shorter days. He hated Back to School. Every year, around now, he...
It’s difficult to put into words how little I care about sports. If you like them, that’s swell. I’m in favor of more people enjoying more aspects of life. If...
No presidential politics this week. I’m going away for a few days, and therefore writing this early. Who knows how many new outrages I might miss? But mostly, this commercial has...
When I was a teenager, our country was divided between (among other things) people who supported the war in Viet Nam and people who opposed it. I opposed it. My...
So I watched most of the Republican Convention in Cleveland this week. I felt it was my responsibility. I dreaded it, but also hoped I would see something I hadn’t...
Stop it. Just stop it. I’m talking to you, Human Race. Enough is enough. The past few weeks have seen far too much random and needless death. Most recently, the...
Being a cop is a tough job. It requires physical and mental strength. It requires an even temperament, nerves of steel, compassion, fairness and humility. It’s not a job I...
It’s hot, I’m cranky, and my internet and cable are intermittent at best. Let’s imagine how wonderful life would be if I were your benevolent dictator. • First of all,...
The Presidential election is more than five months away, and we’re already in the name-calling stage. Donald Trump gave a speech on Wednesday that had its standard lack of specific...
