Gloating over the Mistakes of Others?

Laughing, smirking and gloating over the mistakes of others? Let’s not do that. It will bite us in the butt faster than anything else. Plus we won’t see it coming, of course, being attacked from behind. Think a bad-apple cop deserved to be killed? Maybe he did. Maybe he didn’t. … Read more…

The American Way

Anyone who’s as disgusted as I am with this year’s so-called political “campaign” will probably love the t-shirt offered at www.whatonearthcatalog.com (“I Already Hate Our Next President”). And no, I won’t get a commission if you buy one. The reason I haven’t bought one is that I already have a … Read more…

No Simple Answers

Following up on my last blog post about politics, I am not naïve enough to think there are simple answers to the problems facing Congress and the state legislatures, not the least of which is the entrenched system. But… Where there is no respect, there can be no cooperation. Where … Read more…

A Pox on Their Houses

Making any political comment in public is always dicey, especially when you know you’re being monitored from multiple corners. But most of us, especially creatives, eventually reach an age where we’ve grown tired of being told what we can and can’t do and say every minute of the day unless … Read more…