Category Archives: American Way
To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love
In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm
To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love
In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm
Traitor Trump Never Forget
January 6, 2021 It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And ego. And that is the truth. The truth is there must be accountability. “No one can place
Traitor Trump Never Forget
January 6, 2021 It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And ego. And that is the truth. The truth is there must be accountability. “No one can place
Fly away Marjorie Taylor Green, Fly Away
We can now say Toodle loo to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s toxic tweets. Thanks to Twitter, the highly infectious troll who has been contaminating an unusually large number of others with deadly misinformation has been dealt a blow. This tweeting superspreader
Fly away Marjorie Taylor Green, Fly Away
We can now say Toodle loo to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s toxic tweets. Thanks to Twitter, the highly infectious troll who has been contaminating an unusually large number of others with deadly misinformation has been dealt a blow. This tweeting superspreader
Happy New Year 2022-Will We Make It After All?
How I long to shout “Happy New Year” and really mean it. Wear a silly hat and blow a cheezy plastic horn at midnight and truly believe its message! Exchange that greeting with friends without a hint of irony! Last
Happy New Year 2022-Will We Make It After All?
How I long to shout “Happy New Year” and really mean it. Wear a silly hat and blow a cheezy plastic horn at midnight and truly believe its message! Exchange that greeting with friends without a hint of irony! Last
An F.A.O. Schwarz Christmas
When I think of Christmas I think about F.A.O. Schwarz, a store synonymous with this season for me. My love for toys that remain to this day, was nurtured here. If it was holiday time, visits to this New York
An F.A.O. Schwarz Christmas
When I think of Christmas I think about F.A.O. Schwarz, a store synonymous with this season for me. My love for toys that remain to this day, was nurtured here. If it was holiday time, visits to this New York
My Not So Secret Christmas Story
To all who celebrate today, whatever you celebrate, in whatever way you choose to celebrate… I celebrate you! Thank you for taking the time to read my words, and hear my voice among the cacophony of voices out there. At
My Not So Secret Christmas Story
To all who celebrate today, whatever you celebrate, in whatever way you choose to celebrate… I celebrate you! Thank you for taking the time to read my words, and hear my voice among the cacophony of voices out there. At
Not Always a White Christmas
A Black Santa? Who knew my local Rite Aid was so woke? Not just a white Christmas in my town of Huntington. Just a few towns over from my blue-leaning village lies a nasty patch of Trump country, where the
Not Always a White Christmas
A Black Santa? Who knew my local Rite Aid was so woke? Not just a white Christmas in my town of Huntington. Just a few towns over from my blue-leaning village lies a nasty patch of Trump country, where the
And Just Like That…It’s COVID 2020
And just like that…it’s 2020. Not only are we still talking about Donald Trump and Roger Stone’s smarmy face is still assaulting us on the news, but like a bad re-run of a horror show we have seen before, or
And Just Like That…It’s COVID 2020
And just like that…it’s 2020. Not only are we still talking about Donald Trump and Roger Stone’s smarmy face is still assaulting us on the news, but like a bad re-run of a horror show we have seen before, or
Pearl Harbor 80 Years Ago
From the Archives: December 7, 1941 Just as 9/11 is a marker for this current generation, and November 22 was for mine, Sunday, December 7, 1941, was a where-were-you-when-kind of day that was seared permanently in the memory of the
Pearl Harbor 80 Years Ago
From the Archives: December 7, 1941 Just as 9/11 is a marker for this current generation, and November 22 was for mine, Sunday, December 7, 1941, was a where-were-you-when-kind of day that was seared permanently in the memory of the
The American Stench
Something is rotten in America. And it stinks! The stink the rancid Republicans continue to make over abortion rights is simply foul. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders whether our court will survive the stench of overturning Roe v Wade.
The American Stench
Something is rotten in America. And it stinks! The stink the rancid Republicans continue to make over abortion rights is simply foul. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders whether our court will survive the stench of overturning Roe v Wade.
Envisioning The American Dream 