Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Eric Carmen (& Karl Wallinger)

Now our generation is starting to die. The first to go were born in the forties. Now, just like in that Police song, those born in the fifties are dropping dead. That was the first thought that occurred to me when I heard that Eric Carmen had died. Sure, he was a few years older […]

Trump Self-Immolates?

You don’t make fun of someone’s height, name or physical disability. I went to high school. You probably did too. There were bullies. Who seemed to pick on you for no reason. And they had a coterie of cronies who if they didn’t cheer them on, stayed silent in mute acknowledgement of their behavior. But […]

Caitlin Clark

This is the Beatles, not Taylor Swift. This is not a victory lap by a known quantity, this is something brand new, something most people were unaware of that will change the landscape forever. Let me ask you, did you know who Caitlin Clark was last year? Unless you were a fan of college basketball, […]

The State Of The Union

I normally don’t watch it. But I was on my iPad just as it was beginning and watched the video on the “Wall Street Journal” app while I skimmed the Apple News. And I was impressed. With what Biden was saying, as well as his sense of humor. But then he was heckled by Marjorie […]