Out of the Circle
When I wrote this Donald Trump had just won a legal appeal to have the bond in one of his cases reduced from almost a half-billion dollars to $175 million. On its
Suggestions
Generations
There are three generations represented in my immediate family. My wife and I are ‘boomers’. My daughter is Gen X and my sons are Millennial (AKA Gen Y).
Big Shakes
George Santos, former Representative of New York’s 3rd Congressional district and head
Taking Stock
I have a friend Bill whom I helped get a job. I
Right to Shut Up
Ernesto was a 24-year-old high school drop-out with a police record when he was accused in 1963 of kidnapping, raping, and robbing an 18-year-old
Temporal Science of Shut Up
The word ‘temporal’ simply means “related to time”. There are multiple definitions, but that is the one I’m focused on in the following article.
Old Glory
Wednesday, June 14 2023 is Flag Day.
BS Bingo
Recently my wife and I took an antiquing trip to Medina, Ohio. We were disappointed with the antique mall. The prices were high and
Pestilence
It started small. Several elementary school children in Jerkwater, PA came home with sniffles and coughs and sore throats, and, in some more severe
Always Room for Jello Wrestling
The lady at the counter asked me how she could help me. I told her I was there for the Jello Wrestling match to
Finding Inspiration
I taught for two years at the Institute of Advanced Technology on the North campus of Community College of Allegheny County.
The Most Important Thing — Revisited
The article that follows was published in the Forest Press eight years ago. It is not hard for me to believe that because we
Here There be Witches
I suspect sometimes that those who view certain network news view my ‘backyard’ like the New Kensington riverscape and see their own like Grand
Hospitalist
In every field, there is a language used and understood only by members of that group. It is called an argot (ar GO), which
