by Ron Barak | Mar 16, 2017
When our kids were in school, “Gag Me With A Spoon” was a popular “Valley Girl” expression for something really obnoxious, offensive, distasteful, or . . . all of the above. Do you think the following spam mail that lands in my email Inbox on occasion–for which...
by Ron Barak | Feb 28, 2017
To advocate for change in a democracy (or even in a republic, like the U.S.), there’s a right way to express one’s views. And there’s a wrong way. One way: Stand up and scream “Not My President!” Better yet, lay down in the middle of a...
by Ron Barak | Feb 23, 2017
Strange as it may seem, I read an interesting news story this past week. Strange? That I read? Or that I read interesting stories? But be that as it may, there is a startup company that is developing a means for early detection of certain diseases, including...
by Ron Barak | Feb 21, 2017
In one of my recent blogs, I marveled at how so many were more concerned about Russia meddling in our 2016 Presidential election than they were about what that meddling disclosed about Hillary Clinton. To me, by far the more troubling issue was the (lack of) integrity...
by Ron Barak | Feb 9, 2017
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, one of the biggest financial serial killers in U.S. history is at it again. Having devastated countless lives, including the lives of virtually every member of his own family, he’s now serving something like a 150-year sentence...
by Ron Barak | Jan 12, 2017
I guess California is planning to secede from the United States after all. At least if the California Legislature has any say in the matter. They’re just not going to admit that’s what they’re doing. Or voluntarily walk away from the benefits California collects from...
