“No matter where you go, there you are.” That’s a well-worn line from the cult film “Buckaroo Banzai.” When people ask you where you live, or where are you from, what do […]
Retorts: Let’s sign up for some charm
Retorts: Here’s not looking at you, kid
I am bored. Don’t get me wrong, I love my time with Marilyn and the pets – and hope they feel the same way about me – but there’s just “too much […]
How do you rank your high school?
Oh, I like rankings and ratings. So do readers and viewers … The Top 10 This and the Best of That. The authority to proclaim such winners may be a bit wobbly, […]
Retorts: Business of making stuff up
It’s been attributed to Julius Caesar the phrase that “people believe whatever they want to believe.” Too bad Julie didn’t believe in making a better choice of friends, perforated as he was […]
We can do it, but for how long?
For the younger ones who don’t remember it, this is their “9/11” moment. For baby boomers, this is an echo of their Cuban missile crisis shock. For the Greatest Generation, fast passing […]
Coronavirus means big financial drain
By Jim Tortolano The coronavirus pandemic may not last more than a few more months but the economic impact could go on for years. That was a large part of the presentation […]
Retorts: Cut your anxieties short
“When you lose your ability to laugh, you lose your ability to think straight.” – Jerome Lawrence. When you join a military unit one of the first things you lose – in […]
Retorts: The post-coronavirus world
The news is usually about things that have already happened, which means by the time you read about it, it’s either in the past or the situation has changed. There’s nothing wrong […]
Stick it to virus by sticking to rules
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine, 1777. “Get outta my way! That’s my pack of toilet paper!” – contemporary American, 2020. OK, maybe that’s too hard on […]
Another crisis that we will survive
It’s unprecedented. At least for the last 60 years or so. The coronavirus crisis has hit the world and Orange County in a way unlike anything since the Cuban Missile Crisis. That […]
