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We’ve all been in that position from time to time. I know I have. And usually (almost always, actually) I regretted my impulsive verbal assaults (especially, “You’re either totally uninformed or a goddamn idiot!”). Learn from my mistakes. Impru... More »
An article in The New York Times posed the question, “As death approaches, what do you say to loved ones and friends?” It quoted Shelly Kagan, a philosopher at Yale, as saying, “One of the things you can accomplish in these conversations is telling peo... More »
Old Normal: You suck, New Normal. Hotter temperatures, COVID, Taylor Swift… New Normal: Whoa, wait minute! What’s wrong with Taylor Swift? Old Normal: C’mon, you want to compare her singing to Streisand’s? New Normal: Get with it, Old Norma... More »
In Florida, scores of books have recently been banned from libraries and classrooms as a result of Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill giving parents, activists, and elected officials increased access to the process of selecting and removing those books. Wh... More »
Maybe it’s just me. But I can’t stand those teeny-weeny warnings (which anyone, even with 20/20 vision, would need a magnifier to read) on the labels of most pharmacy nonprescription health aids. Including, for some bizarre sadistic reason, eye drops –... More »
Despite the fact that Artificial Intelligence has progressed to a point where what was once possible only in science fiction is now a reality, unfortunately it does not always provide the results that were anticipated – but instead, occasionally some results... More »
It has been reported by major news media – including NBC and CBS – that an 8-foot alligator, named Tewa, believed to have been taken from a Texas zoo two decades ago and kept as a pet, was recently discovered by a game warden and returned to the zoo. It is... More »
by MICHAEL J. MANGANO Since U.S. pharmaceutical companies have recently been plagued by rising R&D, advertising and administrative costs, as well as shrinking profits from sales to foreign markets, – not to mention the President’s recent declaration to... More »
Ah, the old holiday family gathering! Hugging each other. Exchanging loving pleasantries. Uh-oh, the new holiday family gathering! Glaring at each other. Exchanging hostile political barbs. This year, though, you made yourself a promise: you’re goi... More »
Imagine, if you will (and I realize this is a stretch, but indulge me) that online dating sites have been around for centuries…which, of course, would mean that computers have also been around that long (I said it was a stretch). Okay, now if that were the... More »
by Michael J. Mangano Since Ex-President Trump’s recent comment to Sean Hannity that he could declassify documents just “by thinking about it,” speculation has abounded that Trump had possibly joined the likes of Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, and especiall... More »
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci recently introduced an ultraexpensive umbrella that, oddly enough, isn’t waterproof. According to the company, it is meant as a fashion statement…a collector’s item. Strange as it seems, on the designer’s website ... More »