When did hungry people decide half a loaf wasn’t good enough? I’m speaking metaphorically, of course, referring to the “double haters,” that Donald Trump referred to in 2016. These were disillusioned people who looked for a change and didn’t think it was coming fast enough.

Call me a masochist, but every morning I open my computer to trawl for news.  Reliably, the headlines capture the worst of times: Joe Biden’s campaign files have been hacked; rattlesnakes bite two Yosemite hikers; west coast fires make the air unbreathable… One columnist expresse

Much of the world remains in the thrall of Covid-19.  Not only are loved ones dying and large numbers of people unemployed, but depression is on the rise.  To glean positive news from this situation requires contortions of the mind comparable to the physical feats of a performer at

The promo for the book read as follows: Might Jesus have been a bisexual female ancient-alien? A must-read…Where the New Testament Enters the Twilight Zone. (Mother Jones, Sept/Oct. 2020, pg. 2.) “Wow,” I thought. This novel has everything an agent wants.  It’s “fresh,” y

In the 1970s, I headed a local teachers’ union, an affiliate of the AFL/CIO. As president, I’d familiarized myself with  Robert’s Rules of Order, wanting the meetings to go smoothly. One evening,  after a  Labor Council gathering,  a high ranking member of the state body cal

Politicians, celebrities, political groups, influence groups, and the media are doing their best to mess with reality, whatever that is. I ask, why bother? Since science began to study the issue of the blue dress that is simultaneously gold,  I’m not sure reality is real anymore. I

I’ve decided to take Labor Day off.  I never do, but today I need a break.  I won’t leave you without news that will make you a smile, though. If you follow this blog with some regularity, you may recall an anecdote I recorded on August 17 of this year.  It involved a young ent

I’m probably not alone in feeling straight-jacketed by Covid-19. The retirement center I call home has imposed so many restrictions, it feels difficult to breathe.  If I want coffee, I must order 15 minutes in advance. If I choose to walk in the garden, that must be prearranged, al

On the PBS program, Nature, there’s a 5-second introduction that never fails to delight me.  A baby Lemur sits pressed against its mother as the pair sit on a tree branch that overlooks an expanse of jungle.  Suddenly, the baby decides to explore the far end of the limb but manage

I took a late afternoon walk, recently. Already, the sun was bending to the west, shortening and intensifying its rays.  Ahead were residential streets lined with trees and well-tended gardens. Knowing I’d be cool, I decided not to turn back for bottled water.  Instead, I headed f