Nancy Pelosi may turn out to be the IT girl of modern politics.  Those who view her as “old guard” and argue it’s time for a change, might be looking out the rear view window while Nancy, sitting in the driver’s seat, has a clear view of the road ahead.   Oh yes, at least o

The week of George Herbert Bush’s funeral showed us an America divided.  Republicans, the party of disgruntled whites, lionized the deceased president in an effort to reclaim the moral high ground.  Democrats spent their time pointing to the gaping disparity between the conduct of

“You look better in person than you do in your blog picture,” said a former high school student of mine from 40 years ago.  He was in town for a class reunion and looked me up.  His remark I took to be gracious rather than true.  The blog  picture is me at 72.  At 82, I’ve

Poor Barbara Streisand.  While promoting her new music album  Wall, she made a boo-boo.  She said white women didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential election because they didn’t know their minds and followed the advice of their husbands.  The remark  caught

“What’s that?” From the window inside the bus, I pointed to a line of people curling around the street corner of a downtown building. The individual beside me looked up from her reading.   “A pop up shop.” As her eyes drifted back to her page, I made a mental note to googl

Recently, I walked into a local wine establishment to do some Christmas shopping.  Every year I give both my stockbroker and his female assistant a fancy bottle of wine.  This year, I’d decided on a white bubbly.  In the old days, I’d have called it champagne, but that makes Fr

Recently, I sat down to lunch at a gathering of former colleagues, all of them eager to discuss the outcome of the 2018 midterm elections. Several expressed hope for the future, but one skeptic reminded us of the numerous executive orders President Donald Trump had signed in the past

Would the French, who are among the first to celebrate the difference between the sexes – “vive la difference” – ever consider a gender neutral language?  I wouldn’t bet on it.  Everyone knows in France a cat is “le chat,” (male) while a mouse, is “la souis,�

Recently, I dined with friends at an upscale restaurant where the waiters wore bow ties.  I ordered a Greek salad.  Simple enough.  Or, so I thought.  But the waiter wasn’t satisfied.  What kind of salad dressing did I require: “Ranch? Thousand?, French? Green Goddess? Blue C

With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas ahead. probably no one wants to hear about managing diet.  Of least interest might  be a discussion regarding salt.  Still, salt deserves our attention.  It  has a deadly link to  plastic.  That’s what researchers from South Korea’s