July 6th, 2023 | Cooking, Kitchen and Table, Family, General, Shopping
Dining has changed from a social activity to little more than a chore. Granted, Dan’s appetite faltered considerably over the past year or two. As Covid threw a pall over all our lives, I had taken over food shopping as a defensive posture. Dan’s increasing fragility...
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...
May 13th, 2018 | Europe, General, transportation, Travel
We were in the car—mostly the only time I listen to the game shows on National Public Radio—and Ask Me Another with Ophira Eisenberg came on, broadcast from Orlando, Florida. This and that bit went by and a new contest started. The object of the game was to identify...