In service of full disclosure I wrote a post this week and have not posted it. Let me just say it was a response to the world, and it veered precipitously into the same political venom you can get anywhere else. As much as I wanted a release, I was not willing to throw away my words. Anyone who’s interested […]
My place was already lousy with cats. Now I have catbirds to contend with. Those of you who follow this blog know that I currently have a 19 ½ year old tabby named Gus, who looks and sounds (and walks!) like Bernie Sanders in a ratty fur overcoat; and my daughter’s two cats: Phyllis, the evil half-Torti; and Mr. Pants, […]
I don’t know, what do you want to watch? Why is it when you add back even one – let alone two! – adult children, the ability to agree on what to watch on TV is reduced to microscopic proportions? (Separately, shouldn’t anyone holding another screen device in their hand while negotiating automatically lose their vote? Yes, the answer is […]
Every day I read the news. Every day I regret reading the news. Every story out of our nation’s capital makes me want to put a gun in my mouth. I sit down to write about some of them and stop, knowing a) there’s no point, it will just become part of the noise; and b) I will offend and […]
Happy Birthday, Ronnie. Today is my cousin Ronnie’s birthday; he’s 58. (Sorry if that’s a State secret or a matter of national security, it’s just true.) Ronnie is one of those people: tall, good looking, talented, smooth with the ladies. Great hair. A real nightmare. He was the closest thing I had to a brother growing up and by close […]
My daughter hasn’t seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and this troubles me greatly. But it doesn’t trouble me enough to insist that she watch it, and here’s why: I did that with my son, and I regret it mightily. [NOTE: THIS ESSAY CONTAINS SPOILERS. Although, unless you are my daughter, you’ve probably already seen Skywalker so it should […]
Bill Withers died just last month at 81. You may think, “I don’t know who that is.” Yes you do. Bill Withers was a blues singer and songwriter who penned, honestly, some of the most iconic popular music ever. Why is it we never have an appreciation of some artists until they die and then, in hindsight, we inevitably admit, […]