President Obama’s foreign policy has been much maligned over the years of his presidency by both the left and the right.  Those on the left have bemoaned his continued use of drones and what is viewed as an unduly aggressive approach to intelligence gathering (revealed by the Snowdon disclosures of NSA abuse).  Those on […]

              I had never been to any of the reunions with former classmates that, for me, can be of the high school, college, or law school variety.  Each invitation found me either too busy or not particularly interested, or maybe a little bit of both.  But when my wife decided she wanted to attend her […]

            If you watched the Emmy Awards telecast earlier this month, you may have been taken, as we were, with the plaudits bestowed upon the now-concluded hit series “Breaking Bad.”  The show won a basket full of awards, including three acting honors (for series star Bryan Cranston, and his co-stars, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn) […]

              I really didn’t want to buy a new car.  Or, perhaps it would be more truthful to say, I wished I didn’t have to buy a new car.  I’d grown very comfortable with the hybrid I’d owned for five years.  It had all the bells and whistles I wanted (XM radio, full navigation system, […]