The Price Is Not Right
Yesterday, I purchased two, 40-pound buckets of chlorine to help open our pool. The chemical is in short supply because a major plant burned down a year ago and no one, apparently, has figured out a way to replace the
But Enough About Me, What Do YOU Think About Me?
I'm getting daily calls from candidates for governor of Rhode Island, asking for donations, and there are quite a few of them. Every one of them makes a "pitch" and they all sound alike. But I stop them and tell
Who Was That Unmasked Man?
Finally the mask mandates are dropped for air travel (and trains and buses). On longer flights you sat there for five hours or more breathing your own exhaust. Or you practiced "actively eating and drinking" for several hours. The flight
Maybe I Won’t Be Going to Heaven
There is huge debate in the Catholic Church hierarchy because a priest in Arizona somewhere was baptizing people with the phrase “we baptize…” instead of the official “I baptize…” Apparently this was a long-standing, minor error, and there are hundreds
And What Kind of Weather Are We Expecting for the Morning Commute?
Hannah Arendt talked about the "banality of evil." Yet we foster this by listening to the evening news where people actually say to us, "And that's the latest on the shelling of civilians and two million refugees leaving Ukraine, the
And So It Goes
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Covid variants, anti-vaxers, truck blockades, riots in the streets, Capitol under attack, political polarization, climate change fears, natural disasters, drought, wildfires, blizzards, supply chain shortages, mask mandates, immigration, abortion, LGBTQ, BLM (and fears that you inadvertently
It’s More than Ukraine
There are those who think Putin is on thin ice and is invading Ukraine because of massive discontent at home. But it's difficult to overthrow tyranny and dictatorships. The Russians kill dissenters or send them to harsh jails. The Chinese
Ukraine
Let's take a moment to understand the horror of Ukraine and its people in the face of Russian invasion and thuggery. We need to understand the terror of the tyranny in China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and other places to
Are You Cheating Yet Again?
Say what you will about capitalism, it's based on the ethical premise that I will provide you with agreed upon goods and services at a certain time with a guaranteed quality, and you will pay me a certain amount in
Where There’s A Microphone, Can An “Expert” Be Far Behind?
Have you noticed the surge in the use of the word "curation"? The actual definition is "selecting, organizing, and caring for items in an exhibit or collection." It has also been applied to careful attention to content—written, heard, and/or viewed.
