How My Pandemic Has Changed
2021-01-23 – Today is the first weekend of the new regime. You probably think I’m talking about the inauguration of President Biden. That’s part of it. But the other part […]
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Our Dog Is Sensitive to Loud Noises—Like Gunshots
2021-01-14 – We had a shooting in my neighborhood the other day. It was spectacular, but details are sketchy. The gunman began his rampage on the south side of Chicago […]
Waiting for the “Miracles.”
2021-01-11 – I never can get used to the gray days of January. It’s not frigid but it’s cold. The sky is gray all day. The old snowcover has melted […]
Trump Can’t Have it Both Ways
2021-01-06 – Trump has always tried to have it both ways. He incites and claims to be for law and order. He claims to be a Republican but inflicts his […]
Winter Vision
2021-01-04 – At night vision is muted. Color is drained from the scene. Just like Kansas. Just like 50s TV. Black and gray. Winter vision is scarcely any different. Gray […]
RBG’s “October” Surprise
2020-09-19 – Well, it isn’t quite October. But a great jurist has died. She fought for women and she fought the powerful. And she fought against death. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. […]
For the Sin of Hard-Heartedness
2020-09-18 – Tonight begins the Days of Awe: the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) through Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It is a time during which we […]
Is QAnon Repackaged Antisemitism?
2020-08-14 – Like many people, I my understanding of the right-wing nut-job conspiracy movement called QAnon has been limited. But you’ve probably heard some of their fanatical rants without the […]
Donald Trump and Schrödinger’s Cat
2020-08-13 – I’ve noticed recently that Donald Trump isn’t the only one who confuses evidence and truth. He confuses truth with many things, but I’m just focusing on the evidence […]
A Tornado Hits the Park Across the Street
2020-08-11 – It’s always seemed that weather forecasts have been over hyped. They forecast rain every day this week, but it only rains once. They forecast 8 inches of snow […]
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