I’m not a photographer but I take pictures. I began that in earnest with the emergence of digital photography. The reason is a simple one, cost. Buying a roll of film wasn’t bad it was the cost of getting… Continue reading

 Enclothed cognition. Now there’s a fancy term for you. It took someone with several advanced degrees to come up with that one. I was made aware of that in a children’s book written by Hans Christian Andersen. It was called… Continue reading

  When I was a young kid living on a dirt road bordering northwest woods in East Hampton, yes the Hamptons, I didn’t have any neighborhood child to play with. I had an older sister and two older brothers. Most… Continue reading

  Does the motivation define the action? It’s a question I have given a great deal of thought to over the years. Usually that happens following some perceived transgression. Today we hear a lot about “gaslighting”, it’s the modern hip… Continue reading

 For years now I’ve listened to those explaining why the constitution needs to be updated, revised and revisited. The main reason being those old people back in the old days couldn’t have foreseen any of what is taking place today.… Continue reading

  I’m hearing a lot of complaining, moaning and groaning coming from the left. The big problem? The government will now acknowledge and support reality. Yes, the official position of the United States government is that there are, in reality, only… Continue reading

  I’m guessing the TikTok people didn’t go broke after the shut down. I sure heard a great deal about that possibility. Just how were these social media influencers going to survive? I still don’t quite understand how they make… Continue reading

 “The power of pardon conferred by the Constitution upon the President is unlimited except in cases of impeachment. It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal… Continue reading

  Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day and inauguration day. I have heard some complaints about Trump being inaugurated on this holiday. The thing is, it isn’t optional, the constitution mandates when that event takes place. Reference the 20th… Continue reading

 Some years back I wrote, “domestic tranquility can only be achieved through cultural commonality” a statement I still support. When I wrote that line I was thinking domestic tranquilly as mentioned in the preamble to the constitution. The authors of… Continue reading