A child, noting structural similarities between a human brain cell  and the universe, asked a lecturer about the latter: “Where’s the body?” To eliminate the confusion, the speaker explained that as the laws of physics exist everywhere in the universe similarities exist, not to

Spinning on a blue marble at the edge of our galaxy in infinite space, we humans continue to assume we have control over our lives.  Yet, almost every day science makes a discovery that astounds us.  Recently, astronomers learned they were wrong in their understanding of black holes

When Donald Trump leaves office, it will be difficult to envision how the media, cartoonists, and historians will cope.  He is one of the most colorful presidents the country has known.  Red is the hue that most comes to mind. He has executed more federal prisoners than any other of

Did I hear the earth shift? Joe Biden intends to appoint Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in his cabinet.  How sane is that: a person of vast financial experience, untimely beheaded by an insane president, only to be resurrected by a stable one

The dividing line between church and state required by our Constitution is as fragile as a dry leaf. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, for example, took a righteous tone against Democrats who dared question Amy Coney Barrett’s brand of Catholicism during her confirmation hearings for

Tis the season despite Covid 19.  Some traditions endure and so will we. Happy Thanksgiving, America. 

Would you pay to read these blogs?  Don’t gulp. I know the answer.  Recently, a friend interrupted when I started to quote myself.  “You know I don’t read your blogs regularly, don’t you?”   Her confession silenced me the way bird droppings landing on my head might do.�

For a second time, the woman who was near my age had fallen down the stairs in her condominium and broken a bone. By the time I learned of it, she was nearly recovered. “Have you begun looking for a place without stairs?” I nudged over the phone.  With the pandemic slowing down t

The Biden-Trump election is over but feelings remain high.  Donald Trump diehards believe the President’s defeat will be reversed in the courts. Experts disagree. Even members of his family are urging Trump to concede.  Even so, some of my Facebook friends continue to lay out argu

Like many of my friends, the days following the 2020 election left me in a stupor. Biden’s victory was convincing, but not sweeping.  It shook my belief that Donald Trump was an aberration, a stumble as the nation struggles to find its way in a world of everchanging technology, thr