It appears that Corona Virus Isolation has begun to destroy people’s ability to communicate. In the past week I have been called an “Ass” by an avowed PhD and sworn at by a Florida beach bum in the most vulgar selection of cuss words I’ve yet encountered in 8/10ths of a century of life. A… continue reading »
The Italian poet Dante called the shenanigans of the human race The Divine Comedy. I question that idea; humans are far more devious than divine in my opinion. They absolutely excel in collectively shooting themselves in the foot. Recently, I’ve been moving from one living place to another, which has kept me busy, but I… continue reading »
Yes, you’re right. The writer of this column has complained about the digital world before. It’s becoming increasingly absurd, however. So I thought I’d rant about it again. I was calling my AT&T wireless people about an insurance claim, when . . . Let me back up to the beginning. A while back some baby… continue reading »
A trait that has become all too prevalent in America is arrogance. When I was a young mid-1960’s soldier stationed in Europe, it was common among my fellow Intelligence mates to share that we could all identify Americans walking down the street two blocks away. Their pretentious strut among the unobtrusive Europeans was so obvious:… continue reading »
FROM MY CORNER The Consumer Confidence Game The digital consumer world is not the miraculous answer to citizens’ woes as claimed by its software and hardware creators. I am talking about the repeated assertions of Microsoft’s Bill Gates, and previously made by Apple’s Steve Jobs. Having spent a third of my life playing the digital game,… continue reading »