Thoughts and Observations:

  • When Riding The Subway…Appropriate Rules Apply

    I’ve been working in New York City for almost four months as of this writing.  I discovered early on that there are two words that everyone here..at some point..must comply with. Subway Etiquette! Who knew? The Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA (the fine folks who run the subways) unleashed an ad campaign some time back Read more

  • Please Turn In Your Bibles To The “Book of Brady”

    Enough already. Can we drop the term ‘Deflategate’ from the lexicon..PLEASE!!?? And since when did Tom Brady become Jesus Christ, Elliot Ness and James Bond all rolled into one?  I’m just not sure.  This ‘game ball deflation’ story has taken on a life of its own since the NFL came out with the Wells Report Read more

  • No Hat…No Job! The NC Supreme Court Will Have Its Say

    I’m so proud of the state I used to call home. Courtesy of the Associated Press from last week, this is a case that is being decided by North Carolina’s highest court.  I kid you not. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Was firing a state trooper who lied about what happened to his hat justified?  That was Read more

  • Rest Well, B.B.! Today ‘The Blues’ Has The Blues

    Today..’Lucille’ sits silent. Blues music is a fading art.  It has now lost the man who has long been the face of the genre. The legendary B.B. King passed away in his sleep Friday.  Given his recent serious health issues, his death — while not unexpected — is still very sad. There’s not much I Read more

  • A Reflection On Baltimore

    I’ve been watching it.   I’m sure you all have as well. The protests in Baltimore — I’ll leave it to your discretion as to whether they were “violent” or “riots” as some have referred to them — have definitely caught the attention of Americans. Opinions on whether civil disobedience is or has been the right Read more

  • An Idea Whose Time Has Come

              “For Why!!??”  you ask. The answer:  Perhaps because it’s about time. In recorded U.S. history, only one woman has appeared on American paper money.  Martha Washington’s picture was on $1 silver certificates back in the 1880’s.  Since then it’s been all men..all the time (and not all presidents). There is Read more