Two and a half years ago, I started this blog with hopes of occasionally having something of value to say by looking at the world through counter-intuitive eyes. Occasionally was originally intended to be once or twice a month. Today’s post is #288. An average of one every three days. Some were meant solely … Read more
What do Donald Trump and I have in common? Both of us have been relatively silent for the past few days. Trump is trying to keep inconvenient legal matters from getting worse. In my case, it is the constant challenge of finding topics which are not already adequately covered on television, newspapers or on-line … Read more
This morning I shared a story about my meeting with Moscow Oblast Governor Anatoly Tyazhlov who had predicted the rise of a fascist dictator in Russia. When Vladimir Putin became acting president of Russia in 2000, he replaced Tyazhlov with Boris Gormov, who had previously run for vice-president in 1991 on an anti-Boris Yeltsin … Read more
If you haven’t been watching The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, there is a new recurring segment called “Don’t Have Time for That.” The premise? You just start digesting one news story before the next one grabs your attention. This was one of those weeks. So here are a few topics I considered blogging about … Read more
Ernest Hemingway once said “Every true story ends in death.” Well, this is a true story. This quote is the voice-over at the beginning of the 1971 television movie Brian’s Song, a story about the friendship between two members of the Chicago Bears football team, Brian Piccolo and Gayle Sayers. Their bond was solidified when each faced … Read more