I’M 82 AND WOULD NOT WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Biden, Trump, and I (a voter) should let the younger people in whose hands we must put the future of the planet run the country. Read more
GHOST JOBS AND PHANTOM BOYFRIENDS The ”consumer comes last” philosophy is joining with AI to create an environment of constant, toxic threat to our mental, financial, and emotional well-being. Who is going to protect us? Read more
ON ANIMALS, by Susan Orlean This book will make you smile and hug your dog (or cat, or chicken, or pigeon, or goat, or tiger….whatever). Read more
SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART. “A Mother Silenced,” by T. K. Ann I met T. K. Ann, the author of A SILENCED MOTHER, while having a pedicure. We got talking and realized we’d shared a lot of awful experiences involving our children and ourselves. She said she’d written a book, and I ordered it on Amazon. From the first page, it is obvious that T. K. didContinue reading “SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART. “A Mother Silenced,” by T. K. Ann” Read more
EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OF WAR AND PEACE The lessons learned from Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan are too valuable to be lost…or should be. Read more
THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE, by Lisa See Learning about this tribe is the key virtue of this book; Ms. See’s research is impressive. Read more
THE DEMISE OF ONLINE DATING To resuscitate face-to-face encounters, more men need to show up. If they don’t like line dancing or pickleball or book groups or Sunday services, then I implore them to devise ways to fulfill their fondest dreams in person. The women will be there. Read more
SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART T. K. touches the searing, life-or-death buttons of life. Would you, dear writer, dare to do the same? Read more
OK Cupid Is Entertaining and Saves You Time OK Cupid wastes less of your precious time learning attributes and preferences that you might not get to for a long time on a connection you make on Match.com. Read more