Cooking the NYTimes and Other Assorted Retirement Activities

Earlier today, on NPR, Mitt Romney, the sole Republican willing to say that what the President is (and has been) doing is "troubling," was asked why none of his Republican colleagues are speaking out against the President's words and actions.  Paraphrasing, here's what he said: "Power.  Republicans control the White House and the Senate.  They don't want to give up their power. Mitch McConnell, the Majority Level, gets to say which bills will and will not be heard.  That's a lot of power." My heart sank, in similar fashion to when I attended the Presidential Forum on Gun Safety.  There, Democratic candidates for their party's nomination, one after another, confirmed that when the President says, "We need to pass laws on improved background checks," Wayne LaPierre, President of the NRA, tools into the Oval Office the next day.  Wayne tells Donald, no, you're not going to pass laws on improved background checks, Donald says, oh, o...

This has taken me over a week to write due to the intervening of life. Many segments of our society mark the passage of time with an interesting combination of the change in seasons and activities associated with that.  Retail, in my opinion, takes this to the extreme.  For example, following the 4th of July, all summer apparel and merchandise goes onto the clearance racks and shelves.  Whoa betide those seeking sleeveless garments in August!  And don’t get me started on the real Pass Over: Thanksgiving.  Should you spy any turkey related items in the stores, my suggestion is you purchase it immediately because by next week it will have been shoved aside for everything Christmas. The Education Community has 3 seasons: school in session, breaks and summer.  They have been seen to avert their eyes in denial when passing by the Back to School displays in July.  Yet there is a palpable, electric excitement at the back to school convocations and especia...