CLOSING OUT THE YEAR… (…and reaching out into that deep blue yonder to the reachable…yet far) This is the last issue of the year. It’s been a really scrambled one it seems, some of it okay, some of it…not so
ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS… (…a tongue-in-cheek alternative perspective of it…) There’s not a lot of joy in the world right now, as has often been the case in the past, and probably will also be the same in the future, but,
TIPTOEING BACK INTO THE SUNLIGHT… (…after fifty years of shadowed life…) Sometimes Presidents can, and do, make bold policy moves, especially when there’s no risk of losing political capital for re-election needs. In this instance President Obama has done just
A WILD WILD DAY IN THE WILD WILD WEST… (…leaving a big chunk of the city in the dark…) Mother Nature had a hissy fit yesterday, with lots and lots of rain and high wind all over the place. It
VICTORIA’S ANGELS… (…have no fear to tread…en deshabille) When it comes to creating new ways to market and promote things that they sell, the merchandisers of women’s lingerie have come a long way…baby…in the past hundred years. At the turn
WHAT ARE THEY EXPECTED TO (…when confronted with physical resistance…) The recent torrent of street protests about grand jury’s declining to indict police officers for alleged brutality, and shootings in which several individuals were killed by police are classic examples
YET ANOTHER CASUAL COMMEMORATION (…of what now seems like ancient history) Seventy three years ago, on December 7th, 1941…almost three quarters of a century ago…we were attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by Japan. That event not only launched us into
YET ANOTHER CASUAL COMMEMORATION (…of what now seems like ancient history) Seventy three years ago, on December 7th, 1941…almost three quarters of a century ago…we were attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by Japan. That event not only launched us into
THE MOST PERFECT JOB IN AMERICA (…and why so many should vie for it…) We’ve spent a lot of time studying and researching over the years to figure out what is the most perfect job in America…and to understand why
IS FERGUSON MISSOURI…A DEPLORABLE CASE OF REVERSE RACISM? (…where you’ll always be judged to be wrong…if you’re a cop and white) The extreme and violent reactions across the country to the Grand Jury’s decision about the police shooting of Michael