In Their Hearts, They Would Know He’s Right (If Only They Knew Who He Is)

Another six day week had left me feeling entitled to a quiet Sunday, and it certainly started off that way yesterday morning. In the early afternoon, however, as my cat Twinkle and I lounged on the couch in the living room, my land line rang. Caller ID couldn’t tell me who it was, so I… Continue reading In Their Hearts, They Would Know He’s Right (If Only They Knew Who He Is)

Ann Romney’s Buck Mormon Goes Off the Rails

I had the increasingly rare opportunity to enjoy a Saturday off from work.  Well, at least Gretchen got one – I, on the other hand, received an unscheduled consultation call on my POTS line at home, late in the afternoon. Male Voice: Hello, is this Tom Collins? Tom: Yes, who is this? Male Voice: Tom… Continue reading Ann Romney’s Buck Mormon Goes Off the Rails

Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, and, in my humble opinion, no other day is more suitable.  After all, Columbus was dead wrong about the key assumption underlying his endeavours, that being the size of the earth.  Every educated person in Columbus’ day knew it was round, of course – that realization went back to… Continue reading Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart