What will the islands and the Atlantic and Gulf coasts look like in a generation? I’m not a climate expert, so I want to tread cautiously here. That said, our recent spate of catastrophic weather has raised some uneasy questions in my mind. As I write this Hurricane Maria is lashing Puerto Rico. It is, in the estimate of some
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There’s been a lot of attention in recent days about the “Medicare-for-All” bill introduced by Bernie Sanders, and the reaction I’m seeing on social media is interesting. People keep posting notes wanting me to tell my Dem Congressperson to support the bill. They want me to encourage Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to support the bill. Tell this Dem to
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Grammar nazis may not like it, but many of our language rules are artifacts of ancient languages that no longer serve a meaningful purpose. I’ve been a writer since the ’70s. I’ve written poetry, fiction, academic, business, political and entertainment pieces. I’ve written for print, broadcast, online, social and mobile. I’ve been responsible for ~2,300 posts at S&R alone (although
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You can’t make this stuff up. Fortunately, you don’t have to. I once sat in a meeting and listened as one of our veeps said, and I quote: “I have a real passion for process enhancement.” I’m trying to imagine what it’s like being in bed with a woman whose passions run toward process enhancement. Anyhow, I’ve been doing some
Read moreThis is the best sangria I’ve ever had. The other night I was in the mood for sangria, but we were having pasta. I found myself wondering if there were such a thing as Italian sangria. So I hit teh Googles. Duh. There’s lots of recipes for Italian sangria. Nothing looked quite right to me, though. So I took the parts
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For #ArtSunday today, here are some of my recent abstract floral explorations. Enjoy.
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We Americans tend to see binaries. Right and wrong. Black and white. For us or ag’in us. Either/or. But in this case, the truth is both/and. Clinton’s What Happened is right. Her critics are right. A lot of Democrats wish Hillary Clinton would shut up and go away. Hillary has a new book, and she clearly has no intention of
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Former Congressional staffer and Breitbart hack may have jumped the GOP ship, but don’t be fooled – his real affiliations and goals haven’t changed.
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I love my Sox, but they need to respect the integrity of the game. The Boston Red Sox appear to have been busted for cheating. The hated New York Yankees have what they believe is conclusive evidence that the Sox were violating the league’s no-technology rule by using video and electronic communications to steal the catcher’s signs and relay them
Read moreFacebook just reminded me: my dog, Ronan MacScottie, would have been 15 today. He died on October 19, 2014. It’s always a joy to remember the energy and attitude and laughter he brought to my life every day. Literally, every day, without exception, he made me laugh. As I have noted before, he was with me through some very dark times,
Read moreFor a bright, shining moment in our cultural history there was an art form called “music video.” Some clever people once ushered in a golden age, transforming “promotional video” into a legitimate, vibrant art form. Then they killed it. We still have music videos, of course, but the glory days are long gone, aren’t they? There are a lot of
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This is one of the most incredible cars I have ever seen, but I never felt like my previous efforts with the shot did it justice. Maybe this one doesn’t, either, but it comes closer to capturing the 1940s noir grandeur of the machine than I have before.
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