Beneath our virtual façades of feel good fluff and phony personas we are all naked and flawed. We all love and hate. We all hope to laugh more than we cry. We all break and we don’t always mend. And our stories all begin and end exactly the same way.[…] Read On
Why are we so easily distracted? It’s a fundamental question I often ponder … when I’m distracted, which is much of the time. Kim says I never listen. It drives her nuts. She’s not the first. Just don’t tell her that. The irony is I can focus – and focus[…] Read On
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” – John Kander, Fred Ebb I never asked to have an interesting life – it just sort of came with the territory. And it all started in Brooklyn. I don’t blog much about growing up in New York c. 60s[…] Read On
You know those people who are alert and chipper from the moment they open their eyes in the morning? Yeah, I hate those people too. Morning is no time for good cheer or conscious thought, let alone having to deal with people. I doubt if whoever came up with the[…] Read On
It’s been about 50 years since I was a kid, give or take. Back then I used to wonder what the world of the future would be like. Now that we’re here – in the future – this is what surprises me most, in no particular order: I never thought[…] Read On
Ever notice that people who consider themselves news junkies tend to be surprisingly ill-informed. The problem is that they have very few sources that reflect their own narrow views. Either that or they let bias get in the way of their conclusions. Of course nobody will admit that but we[…] Read On
We got a snapshot of a real black hole. First ever. Why’s that such a big deal? Black holes devour everything in sight. They even swallow light itself, which is why we can never see them. And yet, we did. We caught one red-handed. The Event Horizon Telescope project got[…] Read On