It’s been a really tough week, and it is in this safe space that I will admit to those of you willing to read this exactly how much so. I own up to the fact that much of the pain and suffering I endure are through a series of poor choices I have made throughout … Read more
NOTE: This post is running concurrently today on our sister site, WWW.LEBLANGUAGE.NET. Please visit it for daily updates on media, politics and life. You’d be hard pressed not to find someone not in a reflective mood today. 9/11 has brought out those kinds of emotions now for 22 years, which means that this year’s college … Read more
NOTE: This post originally appeared on our sister site, www.leblanguage.net on August 20th. We encourage you to visit that as well as our sports-oriented site, www.thedoubleovertime.com on a regular basis. We will also invite all who visit this site to consider a contribution and/or amplification to the link that appears below. No less than the … Read more
OK, this will not be a musing that will have a lot of snark, or even insight. I made the grievous error of seeing my bank account yesterday, not to mention a few social media posts I would usually avoid, and to say that I’m a more than a little bit freaked out would be … Read more
So I started a new job last week. No, don’t be that excited–it’s not one that I’m particularly excited about, nor am I planning to do one of those “I’m happy to share that I started” form posts on LinkedIn that it seems only the most tangentially connected people in my contact list seem to … Read more
It’s The Fourth of July, which of course means despite all of the warnings and admonishments from my building any involvement in fireworks will result in an immediate eviction notice, an awful lot of my neighbors either never got such a notice or truly don’t give a rat’s ass. So I’m awake, the still night … Read more
No, it wasn’t a very good week for those who believe in inclusion. Aside from the Supreme Court’s pre-summer vacation parting shots, the most notable of which was the de facto elimination of affirmative action, the entertainment medium was awash in stories announcing numerous departures of executives who had been specifically tasked with improving their … Read more
It’s Father’s Day, and for those of you who are blessed enough to be one or still have one in your to celebrate, I envy you very much. Mine is now gone nine years, and his last Father’s Day on Earth also turned out to be the day he was by mistake taken to a … Read more
The Los Angeles Times has nothing whatsover to worry about when it comes to retaining me as a reader and a subscriber. I’m far too much an admirer of their sports and Calendar sections, not to mention their Jumble and crossword puzzles, to even think of choosing to move on. There are days when what … Read more
I typically write these musings when it’s quiet and dark in my room, often with little more than a desk lamp illuminating my screen and my mind. Like anyone who would like to consider themselves a decent writer, I do this alone. Which is fine. Except lately I seem to do virtually EVERYTHING alone. Most … Read more