Originally published in The Orlando Sentinel, March 16, 2018 Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is the date-rape Christmas carol, as the singing man pushes a woman to stay because “it’s bad out there.” She even wonders “what’s in this drink?” in shades of a Bill Cosby accusation. My friend Gina loves this song and says my […]
Read More →This is a partial answer to the question: “Why do we get so worked up about stuff – like elections?” In Denmark, residents happily pay top dollar in taxes for “free” services from the government. In the U.S., dirt-poor farmers bristle at paying taxes for anything beyond a military that provides for the common defense. […]
Read More →Steve and Linda just returned from a two-week Italian holiday: Four days in Rome, four in Venice, and a scattered duo of days at B&Bs in Tuscany and other parts of the Italian countryside. They ate amazing food, drank amazing wine and danced the night away. And they brought back photos. Here’s the Coliseum at […]
Read More →This article originally appeared in The Orlando Sentinel, Dec. 21, 2015 A new employee shows up at work wearing a headscarf, which shows only eyes, but no one goes out of his or her way to greet her. She has a life different than our own and worships in ways we don’t understand. Plus, it’s […]
Read More →When did we become our parents? Not the responsible-and-mature part – the let’s-criticize-the-younger-generation part. Articles about a “self-centered younger generation” have been a staple our entire lives. How can we repeat the same thing without seeing any irony? “The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and […]
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