Happy Holidays, if You Can Afford It
Here it is, December 25, 2023. Christmas has arrived. When you have lived nearly 68 years, we get a different
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Here it is, December 25, 2023. Christmas has arrived. When you have lived nearly 68 years, we get a different
Read moreWhenever I picture myself in my head, it’s always somewhere in the general age range of when this photo (below)
Read moreWashington Post opinion writer Robert Kagan wrote an interesting — maybe even frightening — piece titled, “A Trump dictatorship is
Read moreOne of the aspects of reaching old age is watching family and friends — some of them long-time friends —
Read moreToday, November 10: celebrates 248 years of professional bad assery — The U.S. Marine Corps birthday. No need to thank
Read moreAfter the attack on Israel by Hamas, I honestly didn’t know what to say. For years I thought — and
Read moreOne of the groups I subscribe to is The Climate Beat (Covering Climate Now). Global warming is the most urgent
Read moreIn a post that could possibly make a bunch of us look old (primarily because we are old), I want
Read moreOn August 3 DL Hughley reposted an Instagram message from Shaun King. It starts out like this: “The primary trait
Read moreUsually I write something about my entry into the United States Marine Corps 59 years ago today, but I saw
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