Archive for March, 2010
Baby Killers, Targets & Dead Men
The rhetoric continues to heat-up regarding the health care debate. Cries of ‘baby killers,’ images of rifle scope targets, and discussions of ‘dead men’ are filling the airways. It is time for both parties to show leadership and tone down the discussions before words become tragic actions. There is euphoria or deep disappointment depending on [...]
The ‘Have Not’s’ Now Have
I am the son of an insurance sales person. Affordable health care, then and now, was always available. Put me on the ‘Haves’ team. We ‘haves’ worry about: who is going to pay for the new health care plan? Will our insurance costs go up? Will we be forced to choose another physician? Will our [...]
Desperate Crossings
Cornell students race across the bridges spanning the Fall Creek Gorge on their way to class, to the town of Ithaca, or to some other activity. Rarely do they stop to enjoy the magnificence of the gorge or listen to creek bounce off boulders below. During the last few days many probably paused and glanced [...]
Moria’s Prayer
“She was standing on a wall, just inches from the cliff. The rocks shifted beneath her feet, and then, as fast as I could blink, she was gone! We’ve got to go back! She may be still alive.” Herb Donnell paced back and forth across the worn tile of the police station. He mopped sweat [...]
Snowfall Derby IV – The Thaw
“Idus Martias” – Beware of the Ides of March. The voice of my long-deceased Latin teacher, Miss Schlegel, shouts those dire words as I watch the outside temperatures rise in Upstate New York. It is the annual sick trick on the area that occurs in late February or early March. For one sunny week the [...]
Oscar Predictions
I published these Oscar Predictions a month ago. Still stand by them. What are your picks? The Sure Thing ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – Jeff Bridges will prevail. Colin Firth was likely the best actor in ‘A Single Man’ and George Clooney’s role in ‘Up in the Air’ is a personal best. Bridges is [...]
