Nichelle Nichols
I woke up Sunday thinking about Nichelle Nichols. I was just wondering about her. Later, the alert came across my phone. She had died. Strange how these things happen, right?…
The price of war.
I saw a number yesterday that just jumped out at me. More than 75,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since it invaded Ukraine on February 24. That’s 75,000…
Closing in.
I watched Lester Holt’s interview with Attorney General Merrick Garland last night. A big part of the interview had to do with January 6th. As you would expect, the attorney…
“Sure could use a little good news today.”
There’s an old Anne Murray song that had as one of its lyrics, “sure could use a little good news today.” Now, while good news doesn’t necessarily sell newspapers or…
Too hot.
It’s too hot. Too hot everywhere. Why? The New York Times has an interesting piece today on surviving a heat wave. It also talks about how we got here. Climate…
How did that happen here?
I’m up late on a Thursday night. Too late for my schedule. I got bogged down in watching the January 6 Committee hearings. The focus on this night… what happened…
The War’s Toll.
NBC’s Peter Alexander did an interview with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska. It was both sad and fascinating. Sad that Ukraine’s war with Russia rages on. Fascinating in how she…
Uncle Sam Wants You. Badly.
Remember the commercial for recruitment in the U.S. Army? That catchy jingle “Be all that you can be.” Well, it might be making a comeback. We’re learning just how much…
Monday, after a weekend in America.
The penalty trial for the Parkland School shooter starts today in Broward County. Four years after the shooting. Four years. The wheels of justice. The shooter has already admitted to…
Hot here. Hot everywhere.
It’s hot. Hot like we’ve never seen before. Climate change is taking its toll. It looks as though President Biden is going to go it all alone too. The Washington…