Monthly Archives: March 2011
Help Wanted: A Robin Hood for Today
Recently, I ripped through three seasons of BBC’s Robin Hood. The fabulous thing about Netflicks: Watch Instantly is that you can see one after another, all free from commercial interruption, until you can’t sit still for another minute. I’ve always … Continue reading
Radiation for Dummies
The US embassy in Tokyo has issued a Warden Message for US residents living in Japan. It recommends that those living within 50 miles of the Fukushima power plant either leave or stay indoors if “departure is not practical.” I … Continue reading
Know Your Enemy
I have met the enemy, sort of, and I’m confused. I read the whole, schizophrenic platform of the Tea Party, and didn’t know whether to laugh or lie down on a highway and let the cars run over me. If … Continue reading
Cylons Among Us
The Koch brothers are actually succeeding in manipulating public opinion in America. I’m happy to finally learn this truth, because I’ve been wondering in writing and aloud what we in America can be thinking about when we embrace self-destructive policies. … Continue reading
The Big Dig
My mouth is a silver mine, once you get past the front teeth. Still, years have passed, decades even, since a dentist has uttered the words, “You need a filling.” My new dentist happens to be the choice of a … Continue reading
