Old Yeller

There is no dearth of opinions about what is at stake in the 2024 presidential and congressional elections.  Democracy versus autocracy.   The rule of law. A woman’s control over her own body.  Unfettered individual freedom versus community responsibility.  Let me add one more–not just the First Amendment, but the volume at which it is practiced. … Read more

A Story for the Ages

In space, no one can hear you scream! Tagline/Alien (1979) Not all senior citizens are alike.  How do I know this?  Personal experience.  I am looking forward to celebrating my mother’s 101st birthday this month.  And, what is becoming less and less unusual for someone her age, she is still quite active and has all her … Read more

What You Don’t See

There should be some limits to the kinds of weapons we can own but the gun people don’t think so. “I need an automatic weapon to defend myself.”  Really?  You can’t defend yourself with a pistol?  You have a constant onslaught of enemies rushing onto your lawn so you need 100 rounds a minute to … Read more

Legal TRAPpings

For anyone who, like myself, has been a public sector employee and been interviewed, deposed or testified in a civil or criminal investigation, Monday’s evidentiary hearing in which former chief of staff Mark Meadows and former assistant attorney general Jeffrey Clark make their case to have their pending Fulton County trials assigned to a federal … Read more

Championship at the Potomac River

This weekend marks the end of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season with the third and final event in the FedEx Cup playoffs, the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.  The seeding of the remaining 30 players is based on their performance throughout the year and the first two playoff tournaments in Memphis and Chicago.  … Read more