JANUARY 29, 2025 – (Cont.) If Professor Stavrou is the consummate inquisitive scholar, he is, I think a born educator in the loftiest sense of the term. He’s neither a pedant nor a pontificat…

JANUARY 28, 2025 – One day when I was a young kid, my sister Elsa came home from school reciting the name, Ponce de León, the explorer and conquistador who in 1513 led an expedition throughou…

JANUARY 27, 2025 – Each evening after I post to my blog, I spend a few minutes reviewing my FB “feeds” and “reels” feature skiing, classical music, Neil deGrasse Tyson talking physics and . .…

JANUARY 26, 2025 – Despite a concerted effort to divert myself from politics, politics tracks me down—even when I’m in a deep sleep. As I’ve previously divulged in several of my posts over th…

JANUARY 25, 2025 – This morning I picked up on our granddaughter’s cue yesterday. I eschewed the latest news, put all woes and worries aside and plunged into a self-directed art project. Actu…

JANUARY 24, 2025 – I apologize for what’s become a work-week-long rant over politics. Don’t worry, though: as a modern member of the species, I have a short attention span. In short order ano…

JANUARY 23, 2025 – When I heard Republican Senators respond to the president’s blanket pardon of the J6 violent offenders, I experienced a bizarre physiological reaction over which I had no c…