And so another year is gone; 2013, like all of its predecessors, is now consigned to the history books.  Did it really go by no faster than all the others?  How can it seem like just yesterday that a re-elected president was taking his oath and starting a new four-year term?  Where did those […]

              It happens every year once the calendar reaches the point it is at now.  I’m referring, of course, to the lists that are published to commemorate the year that is coming to a close and the one that is about to begin.  Of the former, the lists are usually along the lines of “Best […]

              Fox News, from what I’m told, is again fighting the War against Christmas battles.  It’s a canard, of course, since no sensible human being can seriously engage in an effort to deny Christmas.  But for the denizens of that “fair and balanced” network, claiming that atheists and other “radical/liberal” non-believers are out to destroy […]

              The holiday season is in full swing, and eating all kinds of food (and in some instances not eating other kinds) is very much a part of the festivities.  At my family’s annual Thanksgiving gathering (yes, at grandmother’s house) favorite foods and wished-for last meals somehow became a relatively serious topic of conversation.  As […]