It was 40 years ago today…

It was 40 years ago today…

Back in 1980, I had only been a newspaper reporter for about three years and in December of that year, I had the plum assignment…

Haiku, Covid and me…

Haiku, Covid and me…

Last May, after Covid had been with us for awhile and showed no signs of abating, I read the news today and, oh boy, it…

Will Covid-19 usher in a new ‘Depression-era’ mentality?

Will Covid-19 usher in a new ‘Depression-era’ mentality?

I’ve been wondering if a new “Depression-era” mentality will set in after we’re all released from this weird collective house arrest. The younger generations may have never encountered that or even know what it means, but we baby boomers understand it from our parents, most of whom lived through the Great Depression.

New year, new decade…

New year, new decade…

To borrow from John Lennon—and so this is New Year’s and what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun. I remember…