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We Are All History

We Are All History

September 27th, 2022 | Family, Friends, General, Politics, Popular Culture, Society at Large, Time Passes

At the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, my mind went so many places. One of those places was my grandparents’ butler’s pantry. On one shelf, among odd sets, had been the set of coronation cups. “Who had them now?” I wondered and emailed my siblings and cousins...
Drag Is Not A Problem. It’s Not Even A Drag.

Drag Is Not A Problem. It’s Not Even A Drag.

June 17th, 2022 | Education, Family, General, Politics, Popular Culture

What are these people getting worked up about? Film and Television in the 20th Century The ten “Madea” movies made since 2005 have earned buckets of money for Tyler Perry. Somebody has been watching them. For “The Nutty Profession” (1996), Eddie Murphy most of...
The Inferno That Destroys Democracy

The Inferno That Destroys Democracy

November 1st, 2021 | business and finance, General, Politics, Popular Culture, Society at Large

I read newspapers, always have. Always one every day; oftentimes two or more. When I was a child living in Cleveland OH, the choice was between the The Press and The Plain Dealer. My left-wing parents subscribed the The Plain Dealer. At my maternal grandparents’ home...
Corona Virus Diary 21: Four Years Gone

Corona Virus Diary 21: Four Years Gone

October 19th, 2020 | General, Memory, Politics, Popular Culture, Society at Large

As my Dear One and I strolled beneath blue October skies over gilded foliage, I asked if he thought Joe Biden would win the election. He said yes with a fair amount of confidence. I think Biden will prevail, myself. That is certainly my hope. A Democratic victory...
Corona Virus Diary 15: It’s Surging Back

Corona Virus Diary 15: It’s Surging Back

August 3rd, 2020 | Family, Friends, General, Health, Politics, Popular Culture

The Baltimore Sun provides a daily update of COVID19 infections and deaths across the state, breaking them out by counties and also by age and race/ethnicity. I look for that long, horizontal gray box and the Harford County numbers in my paper, without fail....
Corona Virus Diary 8: Essential Services?

Corona Virus Diary 8: Essential Services?

May 14th, 2020 | General, Health, Politics, Popular Culture

What the heck is with the fixation on the beauty parlor? You’d think that hairdressers were emotional support animals, for all the anxiety that separation from them has generated. Talking heads on news programs apologize for their disheveled appearances and...
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