In the opening scene of “Crazy Rich Asians” (which is a delightfully entertaining and engaging film), the previously private romantic relationship a wealthy young man has with a not-so wealthy young woman is revealed to the entire world in the space of but a few minutes.  The scene ends with the young man receiving a […]

Jerk: An annoyingly stupid or foolish person; an unlikable person, especially one who is cruel, rude, or small-minded. -Merriam-Webster Dictionary In a recent email exchange with a friend, I referred to Donald Trump as a jerk.  My friend (let’s call him Jim) is a staunch Trump supporter.  He responded by calling me to task, first […]

               Have you had this experience yet?  You have a trip planned to some distant locale (maybe, like me recently, from one coast to the other) for which the best you can do is two flights, one to a midpoint airport where you will change planes to get your second flight, which will take you […]

               Ashland, Oregon, has its annual Shakespeare festival that features an occasional play by the “Bard of Avon,” but it also mixes other period pieces and more than a few modern works in its repertoire.  The Davis Shakespeare Festival, now in its ninth year, is a bit more modest in its undertakings, but this year’s […]