A Hurricane of Nonsense

A Hurricane of Nonsense

(Note: this appeared in the October 10, 2024 “Life, Under Construction” newsletter which publishes every Monday and Thursday.) Dear Readers, I watched CNN’s coverage of Hurricane Milton coming ashore in Florida just long enough to see a flying object...
Into the Arena

Into the Arena

Note: this appeared in the “Life, Under Construction” newsletter, published every Monday and Thursday. Click the button below for subscription information. Become a subscriber Into the Arena “Ahh, but the strawberries! That’s –...
The Great Republic of Venice

The Great Republic of Venice

Note: this first appeared in my newsletter, “Life, Under Construction,” a regular column on culture, travel and politics which appears every Monday and Thursday. For subscription information, please click the button below. Subscription information The...
Can I Ask You Something?

Can I Ask You Something?

Note: this first appeared in my newsletter, “Life, Under Construction,” a regular column on culture, travel and politics which appears every Monday and Thursday. For subscription information, please click the button below. Subscription information Can I...
Biden Is Out. Harris Ascendent.

Biden Is Out. Harris Ascendent.

“We’re all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children’s game, we just don’t… don’t know when that’s gonna be. Some of us are told at eighteen, some of us are told at forty, but we’re all...
So much for Ron Johnson toning down the rhetoric

So much for Ron Johnson toning down the rhetoric

When it comes to toning down the rhetoric, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claims he got the memo but his speechwriter didn’t. Johnson spoke to the Republican National Convention on Monday, telling the crowd: “Today’s Democrat agenda, their policies, are a...