If you’ve returned to this blog page more than once, congratulations.  You’re an intelligent reader.  At least, that’s what my computer’s editor says.  When I compose, I’m forever being red flagged for sentences that are too long and paragraphs that are too complex.  So

In 1961, in his farewell address to the nation as our 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower warned that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” (Click)  His words are often repeated, a reminder

Despite the high critical praise he receives, I’ve always felt Ernest Hemingway was an overrated writer.  Maybe his chauvinistic sweat offends me.  That shouldn’t be a reason for shunning his art, of course, but it does explain why his female characters are so flat and docile &#

Despite what members of the alt-right might believe, I’ve always known diversity makes America great.  People come to our country to pursue their dreams and we, also immigrants,  have learned to accommodate the different lifestyles and views they bring.  In periods of economic or

Recently, I wrote a blog that expressed a belief the nation would rebound from its current nationalist contraction and emerge as a more inclusive society. (Click)   During the interim, the danger is that we lose faith in our nation and its institutions.  My hope for the future may

In True Believer, Eri Hoffer writes this about cataclysmic times and the wisdom of stepping outside a rising tide. When conditions are not ripe, the potential leader, no matter how gifted, and his holy cause, no matter how potent, remain without a following…  There is a period of w

I admit it.  The older I get the more stupid I become.  It has nothing to do with an aging brain and everything to do with having experienced enough to know life is complex.  Designed to interlock right down to the mud of matter, the quantum level, if one part of the universe shive

No, it’s not nostalgia.  Life was simpler in the good old days.  Sex for example. When I was growing up, people were either heterosexual or homosexual.  Then male homosexuals and female homosexuals had a falling out and we had three divides: heterosexual, gay and lesbian.  I had

A few weeks ago, my mother turned 102.  After the celebration, she kissed my cheek and said, “You are a good daughter.”  I always feel guilty when she says that because I’d promised myself, years ago if she lived long enough to need round the clock care, I’d refuse to allow

In case anyone needs a reminder, the rate of dementia among the elderly in the western world is on the decline.  Experts speculate better diets and increased levels of education are part of the explanation. (Click)  We can count this medical achievement as one of many that have come