The Greatest Generation
I’m watching the news coverage of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The world has come together in Normandy. It really is something to see. World leaders paying tribute to those…
Claus von Bulow
Before OJ Simpson, there was another “Trial of the Century.” It was Claus von Bulow’s. He died yesterday. If you are of an age, you remember him. Married to a…
Don’t Drown in Current Events
I got this in my email box this morning… “Don’t Drown in Current Events.” Hahaha! I mean, I’m in the news business, what am I supposed to do? I get…
Can’t Look At It Anymore
Last Sunday, I wrote how I couldn’t look away from the Kavanaugh hearings. Now, it’s done. I can’t look anymore. It’s not that I’m upset about the result…upset just doesn’t…
Can’t Look Away
I took a few days off from work. Had a little basal cell carcinoma removed from my head. My doc gave me a “get out of school note”, so why…
“The Maverick”
Over these next few days, we will be talking about the great John McCain. By now, you know the Senator from Arizona died as a result of brain cancer. He…
An Orca Named Tahlequah or J35
The last few weeks around here, we have been focussed on the algae bloom called red tide. This one has stuck around Southwest Florida longer than usual and it’s killing…
White Noise
I watch a lot of news. I read a lot of news. Hell, it’s how I make my living…reading the news on TV. Lately though, I’ve noticed something. Much of…
That Picture
It kinda says it all. We may never know exactly what was being said at that moment at the G-7, but I think we have a pretty good idea. Just…