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In Her Majesty’s Service!
Last May, The Wife and I attended a luncheon hosted by mom and daughter Barbara and Dana Davis to kick off their 2016 Children’s Diabetes Foundation’s annual Carousel of Hope fundraising black tie dinner affair benefitting children’s diabetes research, a cause that...
What To Do When An Agreement Isn’t One?
Wouldn’t you think that what’s “right” or “sound” would have something to do with it—how our governmental branches do business? In our legislative and executive branches, this is almost never the case. Even more alarming, with increasing frequency, this is ceasing to...
Who’s Gonna Sell This?
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed bills last week that would have repealed the sales tax on diapers and tampons, saying that they would cost the state budget too much money. He didn’t comment on the lack of wisdom in trying to create distinctions in what should...
They Were Just Kidding, Right?
Do we really call these people “leaders”? Of supposedly the greatest nation in the world? (The one that's about to elect Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump President.) There must be something smarter to call these people running our Congress than "leaders." And we...
Possible Impeachment Got You In A Roar?
I'm in . . . an uproar. It’s now been several years since we learned that the IRS, a federal agency under the jurisdiction of the White House and charged with imposing, collecting, and enforcing the collection of, federal taxes, was caught egregiously breaching its...
A “Rotten” Apple Does Not Have To Spoil The Barrel . . . If
Does a rotten apple (a socially deviant student athlete) necessarily have to spoil the barrel (the athlete's school sports program)? In recent months, there has been an increasing number of school athletes (yes, most, but not all, of them football players) accused of...
The Art And Science Of Compassion
A not so well-guarded foible that he seldom admits or discusses, Cyrus Brooks, the thoughtful protagonist of my Brooks/Lotello crime, suspense and courtroom thriller series, is addicted to . . . dance. More precisely, dance shows. He loves the two television reality...
The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is . . .
Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 Presidential election. He delivered his inaugural in early 1933, at the height of the Great Depression. Calmly, he said to a fearful nation “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” And he went on to...
He’s No Michael Jordan
Colin Kaepernick, second string quarterback for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, takes a knee during the national anthem before each game. It’s his right. After all, maybe he has sciatica. It’s his right because he lives in the country he does. The one he’s criticizing....
Truth In Politics — The Ultimate Oxymoron
Hey, we’ve had federal legislation for decades about truth in lending. A lender is required to make certain written disclosures about loan terms. There are consequences if those disclosures are false. Even if true, the borrower generally has 72 hours to back out of...
