When buy and hold isn’t a strategy; learning from Jimmy Carter about activist values I almost bought Christmas wrapping paper on clearance. I have a life-long habit of buying Christmas trinkets on sale and saving them for the next year. … Read More
Bob Dylan and Maria Callas hit the big screens and streaming options The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown opened on December 25 and I was swept away. The New York Times recommended The Other Side of the Mirror documentary … Read More
Post-holiday slump season – use it January after the 1st. No holiday. No party. The lights and decorations are still up, but they come down soon. It’s dark and dreary outside. The temperature is supposed to dive. That’s what it … Read More
We mourn, genuinely, and are gratified Relief comes with many experiences of grief. Death is accompanied by grief. But if the person has been sick, or declining, if you have been a caregiver — there is often relief. Relief can … Read More
Was it a victim of the times or changing work mores? I was the plus-one for the corporate office party in Stamford, Connecticut, the home office, but I don’t remember which company headquarters. Evan and I had been hippies in … Read More
The PBS Masters’ Series will be shown in June “At 17” is a song filled with adolescent angst that still hits me when I remember the pain. I was not a hometown beauty queen…as most of us weren’t. That lyric and … Read More
Be careful what you wish for: Red election GOP legislators of long-standing will have issues with the Trump Administration. Not all his nominees will be welcomed, or approved. The Democrats can’t be blamed for blocking the movement of the agenda. … Read More
Celebrations have varied by stage of life My favorite Thanksgiving was the year the international students’ office at the local university asked for volunteer host families. Students would be invited to homes to experience an American Thanksgiving. I telephoned the … Read More
I’m as unqualified as the next guy I offer myself as Cabinet Secretary material. I have the following qualifications: — I own some early Barbies with pencil skirts and stiletto heels. — I have a pocket-sized version of the Constitution I … Read More