A Brief Timeline Which Reveals All
March 6, 2022: The New York Times reports that the Manhattan DA’s investigation of Donald Trump has “unraveled;” thrown out of court. Stormy Daniels is ordered to pay Trump $300,000…
Eight Dysphemisms to Start Your Week
A “euphemism” is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that might suggest something more bluntly or offend others, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. To say, for…
Nobody Gets Enough Rest
Here is my creation, Nobody Gets Enough Rest, based on the theme of Nobody Does It Better, original music by Marvin Hamlisch, with lyrics by Carol Bayer Sager, and sung…
College Baseball is Painfully Slow
As we head into the weekend, with college basketball tournaments in full swing, another college sport requires some attention, at least for true fans: the college baseball. I use to…
On Listening Carefully for the Sake of Your Children
I attended a two briefings at East Chapel Hill High School (ECHHS) for the parents of rising 9th graders. All parents of eighth graders received the same invitation. The first…
Jimmy Kimmel, Oscar Host, Leftist Idiot, and J6 Liar
Jimmy Kimmel is known for many things, but truth telling, objectivity, and maintaining perspective are not among them. Using one of the world’s biggest platforms, in other words, hosting the…
People Who Dislike People, Themselves Included!
The newest high-profile target of the Left, Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, has been doubling down in the last couple weeks on an observation he made following a Rasmussen Reports…
The Good Fortune of Living Without Health Concerns
On a day that I probably should have had a large glass of water before taking off, I left my office and proceeded towards the School of Ballet and to…
Internal Destroyers Occupying the White House
Joe Biden is a figurehead, a tool, what Lenin called a useful idiot. With his declining mental capabilities, ill-conceived policies, blundering administration, incompetent vice president, and corrupt son, brother, and…
Alternatives to This Year’s Oscar-nominated Movies
I’ll probably skip the Academy Awards telecast on this coming Sunday, March 12. While The Good Nurse, Blonde, Empire of Light, Women Talking, The Inspection, and Elvis are overlooked, and…
Murder, Sanctioned by the Left
Three decades ago, on July 15, 1993, the late Kristin Lodge-Miller’s killer, an 18-year old named Anthony Georg Simpson, did not premeditate murder. So said a jury of 12 men…
I Fought the Clock
Employing the original theme of I Fought the Law, music by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, and popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966, here is my creation, I…
Social Justice: Preferential Treatment That Circumvents Laws
Recently a friend commented that the ‘social’ justice movement in America is alive and well, and that great things have been happening. My response? When you put any word in…
Early Spring? Don’t Be Deceived
Here, in the last few days of February, 2023, it is excessively warm in the parts of the east and south. One afternoon, the temperature reached 80, followed by 84…
Duke University: It Takes More Than NCAA Basketball Championships To Be Champions
When I moved to the Triangle area years ago, I was eager to partake of the best that both the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Duke University had to…
Everlasting Shakespeare Quotes
407 years after the death of William Shakespeare it is simply amazing to behold the panoply of words and phrases found in his written that resonate for many people, to…
Choices You Can Make About Aging
Wanting to stay young is a universal desire for many people. Who among us wants to feel the aches and pains often associated with aging? By making profound choices about…
Rap is Crap: Little Artistry, Much Damage
Many people can associate songs with a boyfriend or girlfriend from decades ago. They can remember what they were doing at the time a song was popular. Indeed, tuneful, melodic…
Notes from Permission to Win, by Ray Pelletier
The formula for winning in life, whether you’re in jail or in chemotherapy or in a championship locker room or in the executive suite, is intuitive and instinctive. It’s within…
Holding Public Office
Running for, or holding public office these days is no light task. It seems as if every square inch of philosophical and political turf is in constant turmoil. If you’re…
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