The Death of Shame

With all apologies to the creators of “Hair”), not to mention The Fifth Dimension, I have a habit of humming “It is the dawning of the Age of Hypocrisy” as I watch the news. I’m writing this obituary in advance because it appears that Shame is on life support. The...

Should Tourism, Like Charity, Begin At Home?

Last summer my grown son and I took a two-week R.V. road trip to Mount Rushmore. The area is a sightseeing paradise and I loved every foot of the 3,000 miles round trip from San Andreas to the Black Hills. According to Statista, on online research outfit, tourism...

My Sister’s Keeper

Whenever I see the word “keeper” I invariably think of bee handlers and the bible. The old phrase “My brother’s keeper” was supposedly Cain referring to his brother, Abel. I’m more interested in Eve, their mother who supposedly allowed sin into the Garden and caused...

Archie Bunker Trump Wins an Emmy

I’ve changed my mind about Donald Trump. Early on I really believed that the best way to deal with Herr Donald was to ignore him. I even refused to type his name. For an egomaniac, any attention is just another log on his rally bonfires and I wanted to withhold his...

Respect is a Two-way Street

A friend whose family is almost entirely employed in law enforcement shared a video on Facebook. A young female student was not obeying orders. The end result was a policeman twice her size picked her up and slam her to the floor. The poster’s family began the lament...