Opinion
Reach and catch the moment
My husband, Peter, and I went to our first concert in the park last night.We brought our folding chairs and ate food from the food trucks. The weather...
How much liberty is too much?
I think most of us agree that our government should play a major role in protecting us. Certainly, government has a job to do in protecting us from ot...
Too Careful Maybe?
I am pretty sure that I played baseball every day of my life growing up. Most kids back then did. If it was in the backyard or at Shafer Park, it was ...
Music services, streaming and buying
There are a number of different styles of streaming services. Some, like Jango, are totally free with limited customization and feature “station...
A Marshall Plan For Ukraine
Authoritarian regimes love to create and then exploit chaos because chaos is a means to intervention and control.History is replete with examples. It ...
White Dresses
I’ve been under some stress lately.I’ve written a novel, and now I have to wait to find someone who thinks it’s worth publishing. (I...
A sucker for a good boardwalk
This past April, Lady Jane and I figured there really was no age limit on those who wish to participate in spring break, so off we went, bound for Oce...
Socking it to the mismatches
Some of the mismatched socks must have been in that basket for 10 years.Week after week, my wife and I would look through the unmatched socks coming o...
Streaming without the usual devices
Why, yes you can! But before I get to that, last week I promised to list some of my favorite streamable radio stations. They’re listed below alo...
Strategic ambiguity and Taiwan
In the arcane world of international relations, there are all kinds of obscure phrases, codes, euphemisms and dog whistles, each wrapped with their ow...
