Are malls dying?
I think they are. The biggest one in my neck of the woods opened around 1980. I remember how exciting it was to have a spiffy new mall within just a few minutes of my house. Now that mall is … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Now I know why I’m not an endurance athlete
It’s because I’m too introspective. Introspection is a no-no for extreme athletes, according to this article on the subject. Oh, there are a few other reasons, too. One is that I’m not crazy, and another is that I don’t like … Continue reading →
Cold comfort
I was away in New York for a few days and came back last night with a cold. So this morning I canceled a bunch of things I was supposed to do and just crawled back into bed, hunkering down. … Continue reading →
Botanical cultural appropriation
All hail the tree peony, as I did a few days ago in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s that time of year, and the Brooklyn garden has a huge display of these gorgeous plants, which feature enormous blossoms that look … Continue reading →
The cop stop that wasn’t
The other day while driving in a moderate-sized town, I glanced down to look at my cell phone GPS for a quick moment. Next thing I knew, I saw a police car in back of me turn on its blue … Continue reading →
Lawsuit: free speech in academia
The University of Michigan has a comprehensive anti-free-speech policy. Oh, the school doesn’t call it that. They say it’s: …a disciplinary code that prohibits “harassment” and “bullying,” and increases the penalties if such actions are motivated by “bias.”…Michigan defines harassment … Continue reading →
“Re-imagining” the classics
“Re-imagining” works of art that have withstood the test of time is a trend, one I encountered last night when I attended this performance of the full opera “Hansel and Gretel” at the Yale School of Music. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
Millennials discover mid-level cities
It doesn’t surprise me. I never wanted to live in New York, although I grew up there and most of the people I knew wanted to stay there the rest of their lives—and have done so. Not me. I always … Continue reading →
Not your father’s Boy Scouts
A new name, a new policy: “Scouts BSA”: The parent organization will remain the Boy Scouts of America, and the Cub Scouts ”” its program for 7- to 10-year-olds ”” will keep its title as well. But the Boy Scouts … Continue reading →
On those bags of chopped, washed, mixed lettuce
I’m so old I can remember when you had to wash and dry lettuce by hand. What a pain in the neck that was. Then came a fabulous invention: the salad spinner. Salad spinners may seem pretty primitive to you … Continue reading →
When we had to wait
While taking a walk the other day in a suburban area, I passed a yard with a tire swing tied to a large tree branch. Into my head popped a song lyric that goes like this: Life was just a … Continue reading →
Pro-Trump vs. Never-Trump blogging
Ace has a fascinating piece about the decisions bloggers and other pundits on the right have had to make in the era of Trump. Fascinating to me, anyway. He writes: Some time ago I faced the choice of doing an … Continue reading →