As the 2016 presidential campaign shifts into high gear, my Facebook page has become a minefield of political rhetoric. People are choosing sides and a few are strident. Nonetheless, at a time when opinions appear to be pulling the country apart, Ronald Inglehart, professor of Pol
Artificial intelligence (AI): Will it bring in the best or the worst of times? That is the question futurists, philosopher, techies and scientists are debating. Recently, Stephen Hawking chipped in with his opinion: we are doomed. Certainly, robotics is turning our economy on
Isabel Allende has many fans, though I’m not among them. Nonetheless, I did stop to scan a short article she’d written for AARP Magazine. (“Beads, Books and Bijoux,” by Isabel Allende, AARP, Dec 2015/Jan 2016, pgs. 60-61.) In it, she reveals that creating jewelry enhances he
Unlike chocolate, I can’t say I’ve never met a wine I didn’t like. A few exist. That said, I only imbibe when I’m out to dinner with friends, and more specifically, with a couple who have more vintages aging in their cellar than there are stars in the sky. What’s more, t
I’m going to tell a story on myself in the hope of making a point. Last week I went to pick up a new pair of glasses. Twice I went back to the store to have the frames adjusted. On each occasion, I was assisted by the same clerk. Neither adjustment worked. When the young man