Did you ever forget just how you drove home? I mean, your brain is so much on automatic at the end of a trying day, your subconscious just picks out the landmarks […]
What’s your landmark decision?
Some advice from the middle
Well, that was an … experience. Regardless of whether your side won last week in the presidential contest or not, you’re probably a bit weary. If you supported Joe Biden, you might […]
Election 2020: Relax, really …
Calm down. We are approaching an historic presidential election. No, that’s not right. We are already in the midst of an historic presidential election, and have been for weeks. At last count […]
The holi-daze of the pandemic
Merry New Year! Happy Christmas! Election’s Greetings! Feliz Ramadan! Snappy Hanukah! This has been such a miserable year that you can’t blame me for hastening the advent of holidays. With coronavirus, firestorms, […]
No need to fear the electric
Now that we’ll all recovered – sort of – from the train wreck that was Tuesday night’s first presidential debate of 2020, let’s turn our attention to something that really affects you […]
Searching for The Perfect Good
In the storied TV drama “West Wing,” there’s a scene in which White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (played by John Spencer) is confronted by a colleague asking what’s “good” about […]
Have a Happy New Kind of Year
Happy New Year! No, you don’t need to come to my house and check my calendars. It just so happens that I have my own fiscal year, which is divided into three […]
Where will the children play?
The road to hell, it’s said, is paved with good intentions. In fact, it looks like everything including the road will soon be paved. A political issue this election year has become […]
Retorts: Opportunity from crisis
Build it. Then see if you can make it better. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve done that, from Lincoln Logs (remember them?) to newspaper/website columns to efforts to assemble […]
Keeping your cool this fall
If you’re like me, you are looking forward to the Nov. 3 election with a mix of excitement and trepidation. It promises to be one of the most hard-fought and emotional presidential […]
