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TO OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENTATIVES: THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN GETTING REELECTED

The last words that F Scott Fitzgerald ever wrote, were ‘ACTION IS CHARACTER.’ He wrote those words in block letters in his notebook. The quintessential American novelist saw through the BS at the last and then sadly died of a heart attack. But his wisdom lives. Action is required to pass the current test. Not words. And certainly not fundraising appeals. Make a difference then ask for money. ACTION IS CHARACTER

Promises Broken, Misinformation Spread: Daylight Savings Edition

Today’s​ Washington Post carries a story about how our current president has broken his promise to end daylight savings time. You can read more about ​h​is perfidy here.​ (Yes, perfidy — le mot juste — from the Latin perfidus that breaks faith or promise​. The Testing: A Personal History Substack is classical)  Beyond his admission of that […]

Where Does Your Authority Live These Days?

A Mystery Story Series How Much Control Do We have Over Our Lives Anymore? And Do We Care? Is it the Internet? Part 1 Detective stories always appealed to me. Hardy Boys books were often a quarter or less at the used books dealer in the tented emporium known as Frankie’s Market in North Jersey, […]