Shock, disgust, schadenfreude, anger and pity for the mighty one who has fallen due to his own flawed character. Shock, because I still remember the Bob and Myra Kraft who lived modestly in Newton decades ago, always opening up their home to good liberal causes. Disgust, because of the tawdry nature of the allegations and …
Month: February 2019
When public policy meets private patient
“She's just been moved into recovery,” the nurse told the obviously concerned husband of the patient. “She came through it well,” she added reassuringly. “I think you should know that her first words after coming out of the anesthesia were ‘ is the trump administration over?’” The nurse and my husband laughed, and she added, …
The State of the Union? Words fail
A scorpion asks a frog to take it across the river. The frog fears the scorpion will sting him. The scorpion talks a good line, saying that, if he did sting the frog, they'd both drown. So, in the spirit of collaboration, the frog consents. Mid-stream, the scorpion does sting the frog. As they're going …
Climate change is real, Mr. President
As the polar vortex is about to recede, for now, we're still stupefied by our esteemed President. He, who considers himself the smartest man in the world, recently tweeted, "What the hell is going on with Global Warming? Please come back fast, we need you!" But less stupid individuals than he are puzzled about how …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 