Indulge me a quick personal story. Twice now I’ve been duped by Facebook ads into ordering American looking products (furniture polish and a blouse) that I later discovered came from China. … [Read more...]
‘Boring’ Home Confinement Can Lead to Trouble
I got a letter recently that made me wonder what Americans are doing to pass the time during the current pandemic and our strict stay-at-home directives. It was from an inmate at a federal correctional institute in Pennsylvania. I first wrote about him three years ago. … [Read more...]
Fact: Covid-19 Sickens But Rarely Kills the Healthy
Yes. The world is in the midst of a pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. But in between all the political posturing and breathless fear inducing media coverage could we all just take a deep, cleansing breath? In fact, take four or five. I usually deal in crime statistics, but this week let’s look at health statistics, shall we? … [Read more...]
Price Gouging in a Time of Crisis
We live in strange times these days. Nearly every American’s life has been upended by something we can’t even see, a miniscule coronavirus that has proven most deadly to those who already have compromised immune systems due to age or existing illness. So, during this volatile time what would cause Amazon – the place where so many American’s shop – to remove more than a million coronavirus related products from its online marketplace? Simply put: … [Read more...]
The ‘Managing My Anxiety’ Defense
Let’s see a show of hands. Who among readers of this column has experienced some anxiety in their lives? Ahhh, as I suspected there are lots of hands in the air. Everyone has had moments of stress, strain and fear to deal with. The trick is how you handle it. Our 42nd president recently re-appeared to tell us that because he felt such enormous pressure during his tenure as Commander in Chief he turned to extramarital sex with a woman half his … [Read more...]
Taking Stock of America
As we near the end of this decade it is a good time to reflect on where we stand at this moment in history. It’s not really standard cheerful holiday fare but here goes. Half the country hates or doesn’t want the duly elected President. The other half likes or tolerates the Chief Executive. The two main political parties remain locked in a pathetic never-ending dance of mutual destruction that has next to nothing to do with what’s best for … [Read more...]
