Came across an old favorite movie of mine the other day. I have seen “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” numerous times, but it never seems old or boring to me. It’s got great acting, wonderful cinematography and an exceptional screenplay. It won four Academy Awards, which is outstanding for a Western. And as much …
“My blood is the vaccine …” All right, who had “Trump declares himself God” on their 2020 bingo card? If you also have “Housefly spends two minutes on Pence’s head,” you’re going to be tough to beat. What’s the prize? You get to fast-forward to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31st. The odds are at least …
You may have heard this expression: “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” If you’re one of the people who fell for that old email scam about millions of dollars tied up in Nigeria, you certainly know of what I speak. The thing that was particularly sinister about that one was …
I was in the drugstore the other day when I saw something that made me think. It was on the pharmacy counter, an incentive for getting a flu shot or some such thing. An assortment of small packages of candy — Peanut M&Ms, Nestle’s Crunch bars and … wait for it … Junior Mints. I …
“These times are so uncertain, there’s a yearning undefined and people filled with rage. We all need a little tenderness, how can love survive in such a graceless age?” Something very strange happened to me this morning. I got out of bed, read the news about Donald Trump testing positively for the Coronavirus and decided …
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.” It could have been worse. He could have said there were “very fine people” in the right-wing group that calls itself the Proud Boys. Yes, it could have been worse. But not much. …
$750. That’s right, $750. By now, most people have either seen or heard about the story in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s taxes. They know that in both 2016 and $2017, Trump filed returns saying his total federal income tax liability was only $750. They know that in 10 of the 15 years …
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” One of the most famous quotes of all time has been attributed to the French philosopher Voltaire, but he never actually said it. Neither did Francois-Marie Arouet, although it’s possible Billy Voltaire said it as one of …
I wish I had remembered to write this yesterday. Yesterday was my first grandchild’s birthday. Madison Nicole Kastner was born on Sept. 19, 2008, in Beijing, China. Thanks to her dad, my former son-in-law, I was able to hear her crying over the phone just five minutes after she was born. Ten days later, on …
When you’re young, the last thing you expect of your friends is that they’ll die. It happens – auto accidents, childhood cancer, that sort of thing – but when it does, it’s nearly always a shock. When we lose friends as kids, it’s nearly always because they move away. I lost two best friends at …
