Category Archives: Current Opinions

December 18, 2014   I find lately, in idle conversation, that whenever the subject of ‘government incompetence’ arises (and who could deny the verity of that trite phrase) my friends invariably attempt to affix blame. By that I mean: It … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving day, 2014 Today I read with gratitude that President Obama pardoned the White House Turkey, named ‘Cheese’ or, as Obama calls him – Cheesy. I noted Cheesy is white and presumably will return to the farm to be eaten … Continue reading →

November 23, 2014 Yesterday I stood in the checkout queue at Barnes & Noble holding a stack of books and the current Poets & Writers magazine when the lady behind me asked about the magazine. I offered to let her … Continue reading →

November 13, 2014 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Kim Kardashian shared today’s front page. ESA landed a space craft on a comet and Kim bared her butt.  The space venture covered four billion miles over ten years of flight … Continue reading →

October 26, 2014   Five years ago my wife gave me a sweat shirt, emblazoned on the front: “Careful, or you’ll end up in my novel”, a gag-gift for a writer/author wannabe that I wore periodically in the fall.  Over … Continue reading →

October 1, 2014 My neighbor and friend is a socialist, originally from Sweden. Both he and his wife are schoolteachers! He abhors big companies and capitalism at its roots. He believes government here, as in Sweden, should manage all aspects … Continue reading →

September 26, 2014 Spoiler alert!!  What follows are the mythical musings of an unrepentant Luddite. Coincidentally, on the same day that Netflix hired a cultural anthropologist to conduct ethnographic research (Google those two) about the changing nature of TV viewing, … Continue reading →

September 17, 2014   A recent NY Times article about foreign money flowing into U.S. think tanks contained the word ‘scholar’ thirteen times. I started to think: What is a scholar? A deity? How does a scholar differ from an … Continue reading →

September 8, 2014   School teachers, doctors and now – police.  All are under assault by the very people they have devoted their lives to helping.  It’s a topsy-turvy world where the lunatics are running the asylum. What could be … Continue reading →

August 12, 2014 Today I received a letter from Tony Parker,  Treasurer of the Republican National Committee, expressing concern that I have abandoned ” the Party” and asking for a contribution. My reply to Mr. Parker follows: Dear Mr. Parker: … Continue reading →