Derailed
Here's a sign of the times. I think Facebook is pure fluff (and confirmation bias for every paranoid conspiracy advocate in the world), but there are special interest groups that cater to hobbies, whether model building, stamp collecting, knitting, and
The Jogger
There is a narrow, typically New England road nearby which I often use to get to the house I own a rental property and where I keep my model train layout in the carriage house. I'm on it a lot.
All the News That (We See) Fit to Print
Reading the Sunday New York Times was always a ritual for me, beginning in my 20s. I'd typically spend about two hours combing through news, the arts, sports, book reviews, and so forth. It was liberal but fair. Today, nearly every story
Scissors/Paper/Rock/Smith
Let's get this straight: There is no excuse for assaulting someone because you don't like a joke they told, no matter how lame. Because if that's okay, then what's the line in the sand? If the joke is sexist or
The Inflation Bonus
Not long ago, health care workers in unions in Rhode Island were given a $3,000 bonus for receiving a vaccination. There was a huge and mighty outrage, but the union officials said it was a "normal" part of bargaining. The
A Little Perspective
I took my wife in for hip replacement surgery this morning at 5 am. There was a substantial amount of traffic of all kinds on the interstate. I said to myself, "There, but for the grace of God
A Plan “C” Is Also Recommended
Putin apparently has no "Plan B" for his Ukraine invasion. He just assumed Plan A would work quickly. Now he's in a corner, nowhere near the success he had anticipated, and his remaining options are to "double down" and make
The Choke
The Kansas City Chiefs had a 21-3 lead and a 97% chance of winning over the Cincinnati Bengals at the end of the first half of the AFC championship game. They were also down on the two yard line with
The Doctor Is Out
Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott has been the Rhode Island health director, a frequently seen and heard authority in all the media, and I always thought we has highly professional and credible. Unexpectedly, she has announced her resignation with a couple of
Down Under, Up and Over
The Victorian government in Australia has had draconian Covid restrictions, the population is about 90% vaccinated, and now hospitals there have declared a state of emergency because they can't handle the existing Covid cases. What's wrong with this picture?