Blog (Columns)

Pretty much every week, I like to take a tongue-in-cheek look at events of the day. I have no axes to grind, no agenda to push. But the foibles of the rich and famous, the pomposity of politicians, and the continuous escapades of the denizens of Hollywood just provide too much rich fodder to leave alone. My intent is purely to be an equal-opportunity skewer, and to put a little laughter into your day. Here’s the link to past and present attempts:

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Travels with Norma

Amidst all the usual gloom and doom rampant in the news every day, it’s always nice to find upbeat stories that once upon a time the Big Three Networks of yore (ABC, NBC, and CBS) [...]

Thar She Blows?

To say the least, there’s a bit of unrest going on in the world at the moment. The biggest powder [...]

And just forget about the SAT

Back in the good old days of the pandemic, school systems across the country had to find inventive ways to [...]

Speaker Seekers

Let’s see. Headlines of the day. Well, there’s the new mess in the Middle East. There’s the old mess in [...]

This is Paradise?

I’ve been very fortunate to set foot in all the lower 48 states of the Union. I use the words [...]

Representing the Great State of California . . .

Most people would probably know that Dianne Feinstein, who died this week at age 90, was a member of the [...]

The Best Team Doesn’t Necessarily Win

About half a century or so ago, this weekend would have marked the end of the Major League Baseball season [...]

And Don’t Forget the Blinis

Back in July, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Pyongyang to see if perhaps North Korea might be willing [...]

But It Was Just There . . .

As you’ve been cruising around town lately, have you found yourself looking at a boarded-up storefront or an empty parking [...]

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