COVID-19 and other developments have caused me to watch more TV programs than normal (whatever "normal" may mean). Following are a few thought…

Encroaching old age has a few benefits and pleasures, such as (here I pause to list them, except I can't remember what they are). However, one…

As I’ve lurched through life, I’ve found dozens of interesting classes of people. Two of them are (A) the self-determiners, those who believe …

Physicists say there are only a few forces that control the universe.

While watching a TV comedy, have you ever sat beside someone — a friend or relative — who nudges you at every laugh line to make sure you unde…

As I begin, it is mid-day on a Thursday. The ex-president of the United States is into the third day of his trial for various alleged misbehav…

A columnist learns to grab random thoughts as they come. Here's what's on my mind a few days after the U.S. Capitol is attacked and the COVID-…

In the old days when you dialed the telephone number of a person, company, government office, or just about anybody, you'd expect your call to…

So here we go into 2021, with our seat belts fastened. I wish all of us the best possible luck. Following is a listing of thoughts and ideas t…

As COVID-19 continues to occupy the attention of most of the world, a question arises: In addition to the end of the pandemic, what do people …