Category Archives: Middle Class
We All Need Moe Love
I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The
We All Need Moe Love
I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The
Puerto Rico All Dolled Up
If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the
Puerto Rico All Dolled Up
If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the
I Tried the ChatGPT Caricature Trend. Here’s What I Found
I hate trends almost as much as I hate AI. Yet something about the Chat GPT Caricature challenge, the first real online fad of 2026, intrigued me. All over social media, people were posting colorful, cartoonish caricatures of themselves.
I Tried the ChatGPT Caricature Trend. Here’s What I Found
I hate trends almost as much as I hate AI. Yet something about the Chat GPT Caricature challenge, the first real online fad of 2026, intrigued me. All over social media, people were posting colorful, cartoonish caricatures of themselves.
Art Lost and Found
When I was packing up my parents’ house after my father died, I was stunned at all the art of mine that my mother had saved for over 60 years. Hundreds and hundreds of my childhood drawings, paintings, and handmade
Art Lost and Found
When I was packing up my parents’ house after my father died, I was stunned at all the art of mine that my mother had saved for over 60 years. Hundreds and hundreds of my childhood drawings, paintings, and handmade
Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35- Crushing Sorrow For Caroline Kennedy
In a year of tremendous losses, the devastating news of the death of Tatiana Schlossberg daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, feels almost unbearable as we close out the year. This “annus horribilis” can’t end soon enough. The brilliant environmental journalist
Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35- Crushing Sorrow For Caroline Kennedy
In a year of tremendous losses, the devastating news of the death of Tatiana Schlossberg daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, feels almost unbearable as we close out the year. This “annus horribilis” can’t end soon enough. The brilliant environmental journalist
How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family
Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,
How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family
Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,
Santa Held at The Border
A heads up to America’s kids. Ol’ Santa might have some problems making his deliveries to the U.S. next Christmas if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. North Pole resident Santa Claus and his undocumented elves better make
Santa Held at The Border
A heads up to America’s kids. Ol’ Santa might have some problems making his deliveries to the U.S. next Christmas if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. North Pole resident Santa Claus and his undocumented elves better make
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between my many Dick, Jane, and Sally tomes is titled “I Am An American.” The mission of
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between my many Dick, Jane, and Sally tomes is titled “I Am An American.” The mission of
Trumps Sick War Against Women Reporters
Donald Trump has often boasted, “No one respects women more than me.” Says the convicted sex felon who has been on a tear calling female journalists stupid, ugly, terrible, obnoxious, incompetent, and piggy. There has also been appalling dead silence
Trumps Sick War Against Women Reporters
Donald Trump has often boasted, “No one respects women more than me.” Says the convicted sex felon who has been on a tear calling female journalists stupid, ugly, terrible, obnoxious, incompetent, and piggy. There has also been appalling dead silence
Forgotten Fall Rituals – Burning Leaves and Fear of Fallout
Jumping in the pile of crunchy, dead leaves, hurling them into the air like confetti, was a fall ritual for mid-century kids. So was burning leaves. That earthy smell of burning autumn leaves is forever seared in my mind, transporting
Forgotten Fall Rituals – Burning Leaves and Fear of Fallout
Jumping in the pile of crunchy, dead leaves, hurling them into the air like confetti, was a fall ritual for mid-century kids. So was burning leaves. That earthy smell of burning autumn leaves is forever seared in my mind, transporting
Envisioning The American Dream 