Commentary A recent cruise to South America re-kindled my fascination with that continent. Unfortunately, I didn’t love what I saw. It can’t happen here, can it? In a recent post I mentioned a trip Sharon and I embarked on in January – an almost three-week South American cruise. The trip included port calls in Brazil,Continue reading “Evita implored Argentina not to cry for her; should we be crying for Argentina (and Brazil and Chile)?”
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If you think prices of eggs and gas are inflated, wait ’til you see what I discovered in an old airline timetable
Commentary As I ease into the return of Around the Block, I thought I’d take it slowly. Sure, I could opine on the antics of my governor, Ron DeSantis. But you’re probably already aware of his antics. Or, I could write about what’s happening in Israel and whether, with the current Netanyahu government, characterized asContinue reading “If you think prices of eggs and gas are inflated, wait ’til you see what I discovered in an old airline timetable”
Putin pulls out of nuclear nonproliferation agreement; claims Ukraine started war
News with a Twist* Around the Block uncovers source of Putin’s delusions: Bronya, the Russian version of Sophie’s Barbie. *(“News with a Twist” was the original conceit of Around the Block – stories based on real news “twisted” a bit for fun. In some cases the twist was, while satirical, plausible; so plausible that manyContinue reading “Putin pulls out of nuclear nonproliferation agreement; claims Ukraine started war”
Where have you gone, Around the Block? A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.
Commentary I’m back…with a little help from my friends, Cole Porter, Paul Simon and a concerned reader. I haven’t posted in a while…a long while. I just checked. My last column was published on December 16. It’s been so long since I’ve written that the other day I received the following message from one ofContinue reading “Where have you gone, Around the Block? A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.”
And the money keeps rolling in…
Commentary A former president of the United States, who is also a declared candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, released his “Limited Edition Digital Trading Cards. And, they’re only $99 (per card)! The Trump grift is back! When, the other day, the former president teased a “major announcement,” fans expected a bombshell campaign update. AndContinue reading “And the money keeps rolling in…”
Don’t cry for me, Arizona
Commentary By leaving the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema proves she’s a bigger diva than Broadway’s first Evita, Patti LuPone Two days after Senate Democrats celebrated Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory in Georgia to give the Party a 51-49 majority, Arizona Democratic senator (and model for senatorial workplace decorum) Kyrsten Sinema announced she was leaving the PartyContinue reading “Don’t cry for me, Arizona”
Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia Runoff
Commentary Was this a glass half-full or half-empty moment? Many readers who know me are aware that I’m really a “glass half-empty” kind of guy. So, while I watched the election results in the senatorial run-off in Georgia, I reveled in the fact that Senator Raphael Warnock defeated his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker, but lamentedContinue reading “Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia Runoff”
Trump entertains anti-Semites Ye and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner
Commentary 30% of American Jews voted for Trump. Will his latest hobnob with a neo-Nazi, Holocaust denying, white supremacist change their minds? I concluded a column posted before the midterms, Catching up on the mid-terms – GOP arrogance, campaign donations, Trump, Ye and anti-Semitism…what a week! with this: I know this will get me intoContinue reading “Trump entertains anti-Semites Ye and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner”
What happened at the mid-terms yesterday?
Commentary While it wasn’t a “Red Wave,” GOP control of the House for the next two years means a rocky road ahead. Can you say “impeachment?” Today is November 9, 2022. It is the day after the 2022 midterm elections. No “Red Wave.” No total disaster…unless of course you believe, as I do, that attachingContinue reading “What happened at the mid-terms yesterday?”
As Donald Netanyahu meets Bibi Trump…
Commentary with a little twist …Britain is getting browner. With two weeks to go, I thought I’d take a break from the U.S. midterms and turn to the political situation in two of our closest allies, Israel and the United Kingdom. Yesterday, I opened my daily email from the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, to find twoContinue reading “As Donald Netanyahu meets Bibi Trump…”
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