Columns

Learning to appreciate the regular flu

I recommend the seasonal flu — but please allow me to explain.
About a week ago, I felt suddenly rundown and weak. I just wanted to lie down.

Early retirement: threat or menace?

“But I’ll keep workin’/As long as my two hands are fit to use…” – Merle Haggard
I haven’t run away and joined the circus, but I am nearing the age when a financial safety net admittedly has the allure of the Sirens of Greek mythology.

Fantasy takes over reality in Disneyland

A few years ago, someone started a campaign to make Elsa the first lesbian Disney princess. It didn’t get much traction at the time, just like the idea that Ernie and Bert were shacking up as domestic partners on “Sesame Street.”

Is President Biden still with us?

Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) recent op-ed “No More IMF Subsidies for Dictators” shines the light on a very dark subject, the International Monetary Funds “Special Drawing Rights” (SDR’s) that are backed by the U.S.

Have you slapped anybody lately?

After the Academy Awards incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock, I started wondering how many of my gentle readers have resorted to physical violence in their adult life.

‘Old boys’ didn’t seek training

It’s pretty well known that during World War II SLI president Joel Fletcher and academic vice president Joseph Riehl persuaded the Navy to locate V-12 and V-5 officer training programs at the Lafayette school.

History tells us to take tyrants like Putin seriously

The world seemed surprised when Hitler annexed the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia in 1938. More surprised when he invaded Poland in 1939 and flabbergasted when he marched into the Soviet Union in 1941.