Blog of One

For some time now, I've been engaged in an informal survey of college majors. Whenever I cross paths with a person speaking about upcom...

All the news about the wildfires in California and the blaze Jimmy Kimmel lit in a trashcan  on stage during the Emmy’s got me thinking abou...

Last week our youngest, William, returned to school after a long absence due to the pandemic. Six months ago, the entire student body was pu...

For most of my childhood, I was educated in a private school. As busing was being argued in legislative chambers across the country, I avoid...

In 1976 the country was celebrating the bicentennial with fireworks, parades and reenactments of historic battles. The big event was the gat...