This election made me feel very old.  It seems that history has passed me by.  All the old truths once held to be inviolable are being tossed out the window.  My childhood heroes are being reclassified as villains, and social activities and language once considered abhorrent are now thought normal. I have the sensation of […]

America is sometimes described as a melting pot, and in many ways we are.  Although first and second generation Americans tend to cluster with those of the same race or nationality, within a few generations that distinctiveness and separation begins to disappear. The process of amalgamation is accelerated by our increasingly mobile society. The American […]

Democrats in the House of Representatives are considering new House rules that would ban the use of most gender specific words. “He” or “she” would become “Member,” “Delegate” or “Resident Commissioner.” And “father” and “mother” would become “parent” while “brother” and “sister” would be “sibling.” I believe the world is going mad. It brings to […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I pray that this will be a much better year than the one just past.  2020 was a year of pandemic and political turmoil, and I have never seen the country more divided than it is today. Take a deep breath, and reach out to your neighbors with a hand of friendship. […]