Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney may have unwittingly created a new expression for going off your rocker. This is when he announced whopping retaliatory tariffs against products of its closest, most powerful ally, the United States which for the Canadian economy is nothing short of nutty. Trump officials have repeatedly expressed frustration that Canada is … More A new expression a’coming:‘Has he gone, Carney?’
I was taken aback by former secretary of labor Robert Reich recently posting an apology for his occasional “long windedness.” Reich says this happens when writing on subjects he feels deeply about or wants to make satirically surgical incisions into some hyper-inflated conservative skulls. That’s one of the things I like about Robert Bernard Reich, … More Meet the Master of ‘Long Windedness?’
Ducktown was the name of the Italian American section of Atlantic City, NJ, where Raffaele and Genoveffa Imperiale resided at 20 North Georgia Avenue, you might say imperially with their 11 children, one of them Clementine, or Lina as her brothers and sisters called her. I would one day call her “mom.” Raffaele and Genoveffa … More Don’t Duck from Whence You Came, ‘Ducktown’ Descendants Be Proud!
Sure, if you want to cool off from impressive heat, one of the coolest places on this stewing planet is Alaska. But if you’re looking to go fishing for freshwater salmon there, you’re going to have to wait in some areas for certain species such as Yukon River Chinook (king) salmon to regenerate. Right now, … More In Alaska We Must Wait for The King to Get Better
Here’s a painfully true story about a wounded beach foot soldier that I’ll lay right at your feet as maybe beneath it is an important message. It’s about one of mine not up to par, actually my whole left leg is hurting from which my left foot is now an ailing exclamation point. While my … More Right Leg Guarding Wounded Left
Can’t you just imagine what Iran regime leaders dream about at night, how one day their nuclear bombs will resoundingly answer all their prayers. Not only have they been praying “Death to Trump,” but their ultimate ambition might be to nuke out of existence what they regard as Trump’s entire country which they feel is … More Iran, Listen to Trump: No Nuclear Bombs!
Yes, to me writing is not just an artful form of expression, but can it greatly enrich and benefit exhaling. If you just take it all in and keep it there, you’re bound to impregnate your mind with endlessly regurgitating thought, worries that can make you restless, even up all night. Writing is the exhaust … More Why is Writing Healthy? It Improves Breathing!
Divisions will always abound. Today those embarrassing, exasperating splinters and splits within parties, groups and clubs are also occurring nerve-rackingly in the world’s largest Christian denomination, Catholicism. Typically, dissention leading to divisions or sects is caused by differences in opinions, politics and even in religious beliefs held by a discontented hardcore of traditionalists within groups. … More Vatican Excommunicates Bishops, Declares Their Society a Schism
I’m blessed to have one of the greatest dentists in the world, Dr. Tim Viner, who truly loves dentistry and pores out and practices his love in Boca Raton, FL, supported by an outstanding crew. Not only is Dr. Viner’s staff competent, but they have an ever-awake sense of humor too, which I like to … More Had a Deep Cleaning Just on My Right Side
When you’re walking blissfully along the beachfront saying friendly hellos to fellow beach walkers, why are there always those few who make you feel like only lunatics are friendly. Fortunately, most beach walkers will return your smile, even respond saying “hi,” while those whom I call the “self-centered” will stay so far out of … More Why Waste Friendliness on Self-Centered Beachgoers?