The chips, as they say, are down. The coronavirus pandemic has swept its way into every corner of American life. Even where the virus has
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Hunkering down, riding it out.
I write this on the afternoon of Sunday, March 22. Friday was the first full day of spring; the vernal equinox officially arrived at 10:49
Our fighting presidents.
Today is Presidents Day, and I realized that I have somewhat of a tradition going. For the past few years now, I have noted this
When…or if…to check out.
When I was a kid in the sixties, the TV series Star Trek (1966-69) showed us glimpses of the world to come. Captain Kirk and his
The last “man’s man.”
Despite the busy-ness of my life, I do manage to get in some recreational reading now and then. It’s not often I spend time reading
Coming up for air.
September 11, 2019, was notable as the 18th anniversary of the attack on the United States that forced us into what has variously become known
A Strenuous Writer's Life 