Things that I obsess about Like a great many people in my demographic I am interested in a multitude of captivating topics. How are my NY Yankees doing, Why do the Rolling Stones still...
Integrated Wisdom
Eclectic is the best word to describe Integrated Wisdom. Our focus in this section is on ideas, and we cut across an unlimited range of topics — from smoking cigars, to cross-dressing, to problems with education, to name just a few. These articles are interesting and entertaining, but also informative and, we hope, provocative. They will get you thinking, sometimes on stuff you never bothered to think about before.
Looking Back on a Sordid History Lesson
History as it should be is a living thing. It describes the character and the institutions of one culture, usually against that of another culture, each struggling to obtain its own desires. When we...
Is it True that Covid-19 only Affects those Who Smile?
Football, Politics and the Hard Choices Ahead Most of us have a side thing going. Whether we collect hubcaps, write graffiti, or simply waste away in the world of televised professional sports, we...
Many Uses for a Good Barrel
Dropping over Niagara Falls might not be one of them We have all heard it said “it’s as easy as apple pie”, or “as easy as rolling down a hill in a barrel”. Maybe it’s not so easy to make an apple...
What’s Really Driving Votes in 2021?
It’s not left or right thinking. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that America’s public schools needed to be desegregated ”with all deliberate speed.” Two years later in 1956 some...
What’s Sexy in the 21th Century?
Our tastes are evolving. I ate lunch alone this afternoon and took the time to read the latest copy of a supermarket tell-all magazine I found under the bench I was using as my dining room. In it...
UFOs…Are They Out There?
Or are they already here…many scientists conclude it’s the latter! Unidentified Flying Objects. For many years it was the domain of kooks, conspiracy fanatics and just plain whackos. These devotees...
The Culture is Changing
On the backs & in the hearts of young people On January 20, 2021 a young black woman stood up before the eyes of the world and read a magnificent poem for the inauguration of President Joe Biden...
America the Violent
We are not as peace-loving as we pretend to be. The violence on Capitol Hill Wednesday caused most observers to opine that this isn’t who we are as Americans. President-elect Joe Biden said “to storm...
The Bookie & The Bug
Can old fashioned tough guys save the day? I grew up in a tough neighborhood. Working class maybe, but tough. Street crime was everywhere and personal safety was never guaranteed. The days of...
