Like “love in the time of cholera,” there are many ways of dealing with an overwhelming melt-down crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.  For some, binge-watching old episodes of “Sex in the City” or “Friends” while pigging out on cookies and … Continue reading →...

I recently read an article in Scientific American about why people leave shopping carts all over the parking lot. (click here for the article)  While I did agree with many of the observations, there was one reason that I feel … Continue reading →...

Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have disrupted our lives.  Many people have been lost without being able to meet with other people, socialize at their favorite haunts and restaurants, go to meetings and party with friends.  They became lost souls, … Continue reading →...

EMAILS YOU GET If you’re like most people who are spending a lot more time online during this COVID-19 siege (and you must be or how are you reading this), then you must have received a flood of emails about … Continue reading →...

Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex and much more is illegal and violations are often front-page news. Legal action and lawsuits often are the results of such discrimination. But ever hear of widow discrimination?No? It does exist. It … Continue reading →...

Since I’m a history buff, let’s start with a little background as to how this tradition of making New Year’s resolutions began. According to History.com, Babylonians four millenniums ago made vows to the gods to repay old debts and return … Continue reading →...

When we moved recently from California, it was the move from hell. Although I am no longer a fan of California, I’m not saying it’s hell. Well, maybe not exactly hell, but . . . let’s not go there. No, … Continue reading →...

While anyone who reads my blog knows, I’m not a conspiracy theorist. But there is one conspiracy, one built on money and myth, that I want to expose. It’s Daylight Savings Time- The Big Fraud. Every year, we set our … Continue reading →...

I want to chat about food diversity, but first, what is the difference between a gourmet, a gourmand or a foodie?  Having lived more than a few decades, I am amazed at the changes in so many areas, including the … Continue reading →...

In 1897, eight year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the New York Sun newspaper, asking if there was really a Santa Claus, saying that one could always believe what she read in the Sun.? Some of her friends had … Continue reading →...