Opinion
Dreaming of the fabulous five
John Lennon of the Beatles was a dreamer who loved sleep. He even wrote a song about sleep and dreams after his wife once shook him awake following a ...
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
I have a stand on my desk that says: “I am kind of a big deal.” I sort of stole it from Ron Burgundy in the movie “Anchorman”....
Abortion in the United States
Abortion is a very controversial topic in our nation, and it has been a hot-button political issue for my entire lifetime. For most of the history of ...
Effects of a global economy
Not too long ago, a lead story in the Wall Street Journal opened with this: “Global supply-chain bottlenecks are feeding off one another, with s...
Jeggings sound better all the time
There are few things as daunting as buying jeans.I don’t buy jeans frequently enough to buy the same kind twice. By the time I’m ready for...
Beauty a legal system factor?
Recently, while driving my work roads, I stumbled on a true-crime podcast, one which scratched an itch I’ve had for the genre ever since I read ...
Peace begins with the truth
As I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, I became accustomed to watching the evening news with my parents. Those short news segments became part of r...
Movies with the next generation
It’s strange trying to explain your childhood to your children.It involves explaining a different time in a different culture in a different pla...
Why good journalism matters
These days, how many times have you heard the statement that we live in a post-truth society? In my view, it’s a self-evident prophesy that if t...
Nocturnal noshing from nowhere
I am a person of generally good habits, which is why it is puzzling when I acquire a bad one.Habits are probably the most important thing when it come...
