Nature is a lender; its ledgers are precise. The loan always comes due, sooner or later. A couple weeks ago the sports sections set on fire the course of nature. Tom Brady, the celebrated NFL quarterback, is back. Mass hysteria ensued. The fans were delirious, the bookies recalculated their algorithms, and the Bucs increased …

  “Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do.” Charles Bukowski * * * What do we do when we don’t know what to do? That’s not as stupid as it sounds. It’s the Universal Conundrum we’ve all faced at one time or another, and it’s what I’m facing today. You know the effects, the …

There comes a time in a person’s life when they must take the bull by the tail and face the consequences. Four score years of age is one of them.  –80–  I never thought I’d see it, but here it is, staring me in the face. Turning 80 has sneaked up on me. Some things …