In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking

Somehow, somewhere, the introduction to a guest of honor became a mini-speech in itself. The introducer wanted to draw attention to his or her own prowess. Years ago I was in the audience when Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels

The socks and sandals look is just hideous, I don’t care who endorses it. I’m reminded of sheepherds from the Tyrol who bought a low-priced vacation to New York. The morning talk shows, unsuccessfully trying to blend stories about

Destroying history because we dislike it is ignorant. We should be learning from it so as not to repeat our worst sins and failures. If you try to purge unpleasant history then you're also purging the collective conscience of people

I'm just wondering, why isn't Barack Obama coming to the defense of his eight-year vice president, Joe Biden? Just wondering

(Self-editing: The obsession with the belief that what you are about to say or write or have already written is not good enough and must be improved without end.) • Maybe there should be 12 Commandments? • Did I make enough light? •

I love the arrogance of some people seeking to link on Linkedin who send you their standard pitch: "Looking forward to helping you grow your business (or publish a book, or make a better speech, or build your brand)" when

You would think, if you're a crook, you'd at least try to get good at it. Check out the excellent English here, received in my email today, from no doubt someone in a basement in the Czech Republic, or Nigeria,

The Governor or Rhode Island in her State of the State yesterday said that students have far too many mental health challenges, due to the complexity and speed of our times. She wants to spend money on attending to these

The latest fractured grammar by commentators on TV seems to be, "He should have went," and "She should have ran." I'm sure pretty soon these will be accepted commonly, just as "Back to you guys," and "Between you and I." But