Thinking of family gatherings for Thanksgiving, I thought the following appropriate. It comes from my father’s Post Scripts book, a collection of his favorite columns and some I added: Last weekend I was subjected to one of those hectic and exhausting excursions that my good wife lovingly identifies as a “family reunion.” To me they […]
No, I’m not saying this because of what happened to Hillary Clinton in 2016. I’m saying this because the College defies the idea of “one person, one vote.” Joe Kennedy III recently gave an interview talking about a move to actually do away with this antiquated structure because, simply, it isn’t fair. My Votes in […]
I introduce you to the late W. Glen Smith, a generous and interesting man, not just because he would stand out in a crowd. But because he represents those dear hearts and gentle people who live in every town–small to big. Trouble Light When my younger sister and I got married–six weeks apart (something that […]
The idea of dense fog, even gritty fog, may fit the idea of Halloween. Even walking through scary sludge might add to the ambiance. But it doesn’t work so well the rest of the year. Rolling Back Environmental Regulations According to an analysis by the New York Times, the Trump administration so far has eliminated […]
I’ve written about this before. But I found new information I thought you might find interesting. At Least Right Now Absolutely we can feed the world, at least right now. Farms are producing enough to supply the roughly 2,800 calories per day people need. So why are 1 billion people chronically hungry? That’s because the […]
I’ll write about my dear grandmother at another time, but I want to spend this post talking about Grandpa, my paternal grandfather, who would have been 126 this year. Born in the late 1800s, he grew up very poor and never achieved any material wealth or prominence. But he was rich in the things that […]
The San Marcos City Council held a study session recently on a new criminal justice reform program that holds promise. It is Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, that is designed to keep people out of the criminal justice system. Lives Ruined and Public Costs Why should we care? Crime is crime, right? Well, maybe […]
I don’t pretend to be an expert about the lingering impacts of slavery in the United States. But information from History.com and other sources recently helps explain why the G.I. bill didn’t do as much for black Americans as their white counterparts. The information helps explain the lingering disparity between the wealth of white Americans, […]
I heard an interesting interview on television with Bill Nye the other day. He held up a plastic drinking straw and one made of paper. “The person using the plastic straw isn’t a bad person,” he said with a big grin. What we do have, he said, is a big challenge for scientists. And the […]
When my parents retired, they felt they had plenty of money to see them through to the end of their lives. BUT, they outlived their resources. Working Beyond Normal Since they owned a weekly newspaper, my mother and father continued to work at least part time well into their 70s. My father had sold the […]