I Like to Lead When I Dance
I basically read social media, particularly Facebook, to understand how well balanced and emotionally healthy I am (and that I'm not paranoid). On Linkedin, somebody is trying to demonstrate that driverless cars will take over in the near future. (Of
I Didn’t Hear the Earthquake, Did You?
Would someone like to explain how Steve Wynn pays over $7 million to a manicurist he raped, setting up a shell company for the sole purpose of making that payment, and NO ONE comes forward to report this behavior in
And Here, Now, The News
I'm sitting in Palm Springs, California, watching the early morning news (News Channel 3, which is the ABC affiliate). A succession of street reporters standing in the early morning darkness report stories which don't require them to be on the
What’s Your Story?
I'm as guilty of this as anyone. There are some people whose interests absolutely put me to sleep or move me to violence. I develop a bad tic when I hear about computer backups, golf, or any kind of running,
RIO: Rhode Island Oddities
Rhode Island is more a state of the mind than state of the Union. The Christmas Tree in the rotunda of the state house died about a week ago. It made the New York Times. (Under our former Dolt of A Governor, Lincoln
Help Me, I’m Melting
I've been hearing "Frosty the Snowman" about a hundred times so far this season, by perhaps 20 different singers. I finally listened closely. I'm wondering how long before we have to include a female or transgendered person in the mix. The
RIO: Rhode Island Oddities
Rhode Island is more a state of the mind than a state of the union. It has snowed in these parts for at least 10,000 years. Yet every winter, a disproportionate amount of time is spent by the media on snow,
If You Don’t Agree With Me There’s Something Wrong With You
It's fine to tell someone you think they're wrong about an issue, and demonstrate why you feel that way with evidence and reasoning. It's not fine to tell someone they're damaged just because they don't agree with you ("You don't get
The Burden of History
There is some kind of ignorant movement out there to remove Gone With the Wind, book and movie, from circulation, because they portray racist attitudes of the past. Indeed they do, which is why they are valuable as both art and history.
RIO: Rhode Island Oddities
Rhode Island is more a state of mind than a state of the union. There are about 66 school districts in Rhode Island. There are about 74 in Florida. Rhode Island has about one million people, Florida has about 20 million