What’s it going to take America? — As a parent there is nothing more tragic than seeing a child die. My kids are roughly the same age as many of the teens that were shot in Oxford, Michigan in November 2021. They are older than the elementary school children who were just senselessly killed in Texas. What’s…

We feel your outrage — Dear Clarence, This week you told the Associated Press that the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade. You asserted that such a breach of trust is undermining our judicial institutions. And we feel your outrage. Because clearly, the leak…

It’s good to see how far we’ve come — Dear multinational company based out of France that rhymes with Map In the Sky, It’s International Women’s Day — a day to celebrate all the kick-ass women across your organization. It’s a special time to champion gender equality and inclusiveness. And you meant well. We know you did. After all…

As we head into 2022, how much progress have we really made? — Some things change for the better. Some things barely change at all. And some things, change for the absolute worst. History gives us an unvarnished lens into our progress. It reminds us of all our mistakes and our triumphs. So, as we head into 2022 — here is a blast…

You call it mediation. I call it the silent treatment. — Dear Sally You breathe in and out. In and out. You close your eyes and try to focus on your breathing. Only I am not going to let you, because I really hate this game. You call it mediation. I call it the silent treatment. …

Two Christmas tunes with some very troubling lyrics — A friend of mine just asked an interesting question on Facebook. Should two popular Christmas songs, “Baby it’s Cold Outside” and “Fairytale of New York City” be banned? This friend is an English teacher, and he is having his students debate the issue. …

Leave this Christmas to me Grinch and all we hold dear, and you can take every other day of the year. — Dear Amazon, You have your bazillions and your large empire too. Your Grinch stores flog everything including Whole Foods. You sell bells and bicycles and hula-hoop hoops, books, toy planes and run-away trains looping-de-loop. You have thousands of workers that bow down to Prime. …

Clearly every wife knows there are better ways to get the job done — Dear Wendy, You know the saying never look a gift horse in the mouth? Well, they were referring to you. And that gift horse was Rent-a-Hitman.com. That’s right. It probably seemed like a good thing at the time. After all, you had an ex-husband you wanted to kill. And Rent-a-Hitman.com…

An open tale about American U.S. Grade A turkeys — Two women saddle up to the entrance of a U.S. Grade A turkey farm. It’s almost American Thanksgiving and they are here to choose a turkey. The farmer comes out to greet them and takes them around back so they can get a look at all the turkeys on offer. …