You Are What You Eat

I was scrolling channels last night and determined I couldn’t take it any more..the news that is, and stumbled across the Food Network in which I have indulged myself in from time to time. The show was The Best Thing I ever Ate in which a minor foodie celeb would describe a dish which fit the title. It started me thinking. I’ve been eating all my life, and eating seriously for the last seven decades or so. I’ve eaten everywhere from my mother’s breast to street vendor shops in seriously suspect neighborhoods around the world to several of the Michelin starred purveyors of fine food. Hell, I thought, my opinion ought to be as good as...

Disorder of the Highest Order

In December of 2016 I published a piece on the narcissism of the emerging DJT. Although I did not name him due to fearful admonitions from my darling wife, it would have been hard to read it without easily identifying the main character. I must say that I’m pretty proud of my prescience in nearly perfectly nailing the notable characteristics of our president to be. Now I’m less hesitant to pin him down by name as the culprit of my characterization, but I have, however, after careful study and gritted teeth concluded that I missed a couple of the more important aspects of his personality and character. Just to refresh your memory, I’ve listed...