Blackbird singing in the dead of nightTake these broken wings and learn to flyAll your lifeYou were only waiting for this moment to arise. Blackbird by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (Some thoughts on life and nature. Brought to you…

Our illustrious President, in his continuing quest for a magic wand to end the devastation from SARS-CoV-2, made a shocking statement. When someone who makes shocking statements as a matter of habit says something to rouse great consternation across an…

The President’s campaign has funded a site called The Truth Over Facts. (https://www.thetruthoverfacts.com/) When I read about it, it took me aback. Surely even the President knows that Truth and Facts are, or at least should be, interchangeable. But since…

Several police unions—FOP lodges in North Providence and Warwick—have published a letter to their members saying they should not comply with enforcing the Governor’s edict on wearing masks in public. Their argument—that such a directive by the Governor puts the…

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There is much talk about the rights of people to go about their daily lives free from government directives and restrictions. No one who understands the Constitution disagrees with such a position. But discussing rights without including the responsibilities and…

Under the Banner Sacrificial Lamb During the lockdown to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the definition of “essential” took on a rather broad interpretation. Now I’m not saying I disagree with places like liquor stores, Home Depot, Dunkin’ Donuts, or…

“What’s the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we’re willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true?” F. Sherwood Rowland Despite what many might believe,…

“What is past is prologue,” William Shakespeare: ‘The Tempest’ (1611) act 2, sc. 1, l. [261] After I posted a recent piece (Link here), a friend reminded me of a book I’d read several years ago called Star Maker by…