Guest Commentary

Chekhov – Da;  Rodgers and Hammerstein – Nyet.

An article in the NY Times was titled The Power Brokers of Beverly Hills.  I’ve already forgotten the names of this couple, but the paragraph below struck me.

Americans are used to purchasing products, either on credit or cash, and having them delivered within a week, at the latest. Repairing those products such as a household appliances may take a little longer, but not by much. The pandemic has changed all that.

Vulgus vult decipi — The Mob wants to be deceived   

Esse est percipi — To be is to be perceived   

In our beloved New England towns, we know the 21st century challenges: the new economy, aging infrastructure and more. But the hottest topic before our towns: What is our housing need and how do we best meet it?

In 1966, the University of Kentucky’s all-white basketball team played for the NCAA championship against the all-Black Texas Western team. The latter won 72-65. The game has long been hailed as pivotal in integrating college basketball.

I am willing to listen to pro-Trumpers.  Up to a point.  Some suggest, in his defense, that Trump left office willingly; well, that adverb blows everything else out of the swamp. It should be clear that Trump did EVERYTHING he could to leave UNwillingly.

The Russian dissident leader has just landed in Moscow. If you are just catching up, he had been poisoned by Putin’s Pootches (George W called him Pootie Poot, GW giving nicknames, a la Trump who called Michael Moore “Sloppy Mike”, Moore jocundly saying that was the rare time DJT spoke the truth.)