Even as we find personal comfort in knowing that there is nothing to fear in death, that the gods do not choose our fate, and that real happiness is possible living life here on earth, many of us face fear and anxiety worrying about the future of our relatives and friends, children and grandchildren in …
I like quoting bits from the Patriotic Millionaires press releases because people ought to know that every millionaire is not a selfish, greedy elitist monster. Aside from anything else it does help to encourage the downhearted. It is also Epicurean at heart. This is their latest message: President Trump spent his entire campaign criticizing Wall …
The other night we attended a concert given by two very well-known pianists, who played an unfinished piece by Mozart (fine), but, in addition two works by Stravinsky and Debussy, both relatively unknown and astonishing for their lack of imagination or a glimmer of melody,just endless loud noise. I put my earplugs in. We left …
Reflect upon the Walmart tax, the hidden levy American taxpayers pay to subsidize the always low wages America’s largest retailer pays out. These wages are so low that many Walmart workers have to depend on food stamps, Medicaid, and subsidized housing to get by. U.S. taxpayers are paying $169.8 million annually for the public assistance …
There is a 14th Century Parisian book of household management called The Good Wife’s Guide: A Medieval Household Book. This is a compendium of medieval lore which aimed to instruct young wives how to be good, efficient, and obedient. The following is an excerpt from a section entitled “Care of the Husband’s Person”: “Therefore love …
