If you’re under the age of 90, you’re probably old enough to know about computers, at least well enough to send an email. Those over 90 tend to mistrust electronics and prefer the elegance of a handwritten note. One elderly woman at our retirement center likes to sit
One of the difficulties for Constitutional literalists, those who seek to interpret our laws according to the intentions of our founding fathers, is that the country these men created no long exists. As Gareth Sitaraman writes in “Divided We Fall,” those leaders lived in
In 1972, Phyllis Schlafly, (Click) opponent of the ERA amendment said, “the women’s libbers don’t understand that most women want to be a wife, mother and homemaker – and are happy in that role.” (“Real Housewives,” by Sarah Jones, New Republic, May 2017, pg. 58.) I
Because the news is filled to overflowing with the surprising machinations of President, Donald Trump, we might forgive the media for failing to fully expose the seditious acts originally purported to be the work of his disgruntled supporters, the Shadow Brokers*. (Click) (“Seri
As recently as May 15, I questioned where the young techies, building their virtual worlds, are taking us. Certainly, they live a schizophrenic existence. On the one hand, they purport to be bringing people together and creating a democratic agora for ideas. On the other hand, t
I know so little about today’s blog topic, I should blush with shame. I’m so ignorant about technology, I’m not certain where my Wi-Fi lives. Remember me? I’m the woman who secretly believes the algorithms installed on my computer do more harm than good. (Blog, 5/17/2017)
How petty can I get? Very! Right now I’m in a pique because the manager of the food service where I live has added another restriction. I can have a salad, but I must ask for the dressing. The manager explains he hides it to save counter space, an excuse that might convince
My blog platform comes with an “editor” that is unreliable. If I were to write, “I brake for animals,” fifty percent of the time it would suggest “break” with the word underlined in red. That substitution would have earned a student an F in my English class. The progra
The circle of coffee gals at the retirement center (Blog 5/3/2017) had already arrived for their morning break when I entered their magic circle, sputtering a few words about the appalling leadership in the country. A 94 year-old women wheeled up with her walker to join us. Barb
Mark Zuckerberg and his nerdy cohorts have a dream to turn the internet into a global village that will spread ideas and possibly democratic seeds to all parts of the world. (“Connection can breed contempt,” by Jamelle Boule, excerpted from Slate in The Week, May 5, 2017, pg.