I’m not a big Jay Leno fan but I was infuriated by chief NY Times critic, Alessandra Stanley’s, insultingly dismissive remarks about Leno’s farewell show featured in the Feb. 8 edition of The Times. When Stanley writes that Leno’s “last hurrah… Read More ›
To paraphrase one of the late Rodney Dangerfield’s famous sayings: “[November] don’t get no respect.” Most people see it as a grim, gloomy month with no redeeming features except for the after-thought of Thanksgiving. But November is one of my… Read More ›
It’s sixteen months since I retired and for the first time I’m feeling a little ache when I think about the job I held for 27 years. I wouldn’t actually like to suddenly be back at my former workplace so… Read More ›
Prayers and poems are similar in that they use symbol and metaphor to express large thoughts. To get the most from both, you have to slow down. You can’t skim a prayer or scan a poem to fully savor it…. Read More ›
Now we are Sixty 