Money buys happiness

But there’s a catch: You have to spend it on somebody else. The sometimes elusive goal of “happiness” is always at least somewhat subjective despite what scientific methodologies might be brought to bear. Individual temperament obviously makes a...

Man down

I watched as the EMTs carried off one of our soccer players at Bush Park today. John, a sixty-ish fellow, who played with us occasionally, collapsed in the middle of scrimmage and never regained consciousness. We were fortunate to have two doctors playing with us, and...

Final score? Girls 3, Boys 2

Okay, I’m (once again) not going to say definitively that the game is over because, frankly, I find myself smitten with babies and little kids. Just adore them. It’s wonderful to be so needed, it’s great fun to help them learn, and it’s...

Cringe of the day

Honestly, I’m not even sure Hillary supporters know how idiotic they look sometimes. This is, as the poster him or herself wrote, “Painful. Just really painful.”

The world’s oldest profession

I’m not saying that Eliot Spitzer isn’t a gigantic hypocrite or that breaking the law (especially when you were elected on a “Mr. Clean” law-and-order platform) shouldn’t get you removed from office. And I’ve got to say further that...