Ron Funk died on October 7. Because Ron plays an almost continuous part in my life, with only a couple breaks, from the time I met him until the present, I was going to wait until I got my memoirs caught up to the present day to report his death, but then I realized that … Continue reading Ron Funk’s Final Years
Philly Is the Worst
According to WalletHub, Philadelphia is the worst city in the Untied States to drive in. This does not surprise me. Way back in the day, before I moved to this city, I used to like to drive. I gave up my car when I moved here because initially I couldn’t afford to keep it on … Continue reading Philly Is the Worst
Supporting Ukraine
The Metropolitan Opera has remained steadfast in its support of Ukraine ever since Russia attacked, even going so far as firing several Russian artists because of their ties to Putin. After the current Republican in the White House signed another deal with Russia for oil, the Met’s General Manager Peter Gelb reaffirmed that support for … Continue reading Supporting Ukraine
Ron Funk
As I was saying, I met Ron Funk at the first HoPS meeting. Ron was the first of several people that I met during that period who were around 35 years old and would be significant in one way or another, although I think Ron was just about to turn 34 when I met him. … Continue reading Ron Funk
Skydance or Limbo?
I have not been a fan of Larry Ellison’s ever since I was forced to work with his Oracle database software back in the day. But that’s another story, one that I may or may not get around to telling sometime. In recent years Larry Ellison has been a big booster of the current Republican … Continue reading Skydance or Limbo?
Just Noticing Is Sometimes Enough
The other day CJ was talking about men giving compliments to women in non-creepy ways: Not to get all “me too” movement on everybody this morning but I really appreciate it when a man gives a compliment that doesn’t feel creepy. Ladies, you know what I mean.For example, certain male coworkers might say “I like … Continue reading Just Noticing Is Sometimes Enough
A Followup Appointment
I went for my followup appointment with my new primary care physician or in this case a PA. The first time I saw her, we went over a bunch of things and there were several things that I forgot to tell her. So I had planned to make a list to go over them in … Continue reading A Followup Appointment
The RFK Jr. Lament
Randy has a new one based on a Frank Loesser song from Guys and Dolls.
Battle of Queenston Heights
While the United Kingdom was engaged in the Napoleonic Wars, its Royal Navy had the bad habit of impressing United States citizens from vessels it encountered. So Congress threatened war. Not wanting to wage war on another front, Parliament agreed to concessions. Communications across the Atlantic being rather slow in those days, news of the … Continue reading Battle of Queenston Heights
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Due to pressure over many years from people of Italian descent, in 1968 Lyndon Johnson signed legislation to make Columbus Day a federal holiday effective in 1971. The traditional date for Columbus Day was October 12, but in order to keep federal holidays as part of a long weekend, the date is now observed on … Continue reading Indigenous Peoples’ Day