Buyer’s Remorse

Donald Trump was recently elected to a second term, narrowly defeating Kamilla Harris.  For the first time, The Donald actually won more votes than his democratic rival.  In the first year of his second term, however, there.have been three “No Kings Day” demonstrations, the last one involving in excess  of seven million people.  And we’re …

Eggheads I Have Known

I taught chemistry, back in the day, and learned some, which I  was subsequently privileged to share as a teacher.  As an old coot, let me share some thoughts about some of  the folks I learned from. By the way, I will never forget one  thought about learning chemistry I received on my first day …

The Garden State

If we’re into misnomers, my native state is, of course, The Empire State. Across  a certain river nearby lies another famous piece of real estate officially known as The Garden State, or, New Jersey.  As a city boy in the 1940’s, I spent several summers there. These days, the state is better known for its …

Computers & I

This mirrors my experiences with these devices which, they say, might, in the form of AI, rule the world.  They might do a better job.  T’aint sayin’ much.  I don’t pretend to know a great deal, but here is my take (and history) with them, such as it is. Back in the 1960’s when I …

Way Back in the Day

Housing It was 1945.  My parents were renting an apartment in a two- family.   We later called arrangements like these “mother and daughter”.  Anyhow, the Putnams, from whom my parents rented, were expecting their two sons, George and Jack back from the war, which was, thankfully, ending.  One of the sons was getting married, …

Then and Now

My only grandchild, Davis McNulty, is about to turn 17 next month.  No rational person would deny that the world/nation/state has changed significantly in the 70 or so years of difference in our ages. Davis is entering his senior year in one of our nation’s premier private schools.  He is doing course work in high …