There IS an Obvious Solution
2014-11-20 – Saw a headline the other day: “No Obvious Solution to the Mid East Crisis.” I didn’t click on it. I’ve seen these stories before and they are depressing. […]
The Dead Editor
2014-11-18 – My friend Bob Redman would have been 74 years old last week, but he didn’t quite make it. He left us suddenly and unprepared. His memorial service was […]
Near Snow Experience
2014-11-16 – You call this snow? Nat did. Kit and I visited Nat yesterday in Beloit, WI, where he goes to school. He was complaining about the unseasonable cold and […]
The News is Not “Reality TV”
2014-20-13 – Voter turnout this year was the lowest that it’s been since 1942. We complain about Republican efforts to suppress the vote through voter ID laws, cutting hours at […]
You Gotta Be You!
2014-11-1 – The mantra these days is “I gotta be me!” It’s everywhere: in politics and self-help. Don’t tread on me! Stand your ground! Well you be you, you selfish […]
Waste Not, Want Not
2014-11-09 – Right-wingers love to complain about waste in government. Now I’m not going to disagree about this. I am not going to defend waste. Of course, it all depends […]
Expanding the Pie
2014-11-06 – There’s meme in the world of negotiation. That’s “meme,” as in “Me! Me!” The meme says that when competing Me’s are fighting over their shares of the pie, […]
Who to Vote For? None of the Above
2014-11-04 – By the time you read this, some of the polls on the east coast may be closed or close to it. Here in Chicago, we’ll have another hour […]
Listen, O Israel!
2014-11-02 – Good Morning Daylight Wasting Time! Isn’t that what you should call it? It’s the alternative to Daylight Savings Time. We are now plunging into the darkness of winter. […]
Flying at Dusk
2014-10-30 – I like to fly at dusk. This doesn’t happen often. It depends on the time of year. And it may depend on which direction I am flying. The […]
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