For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard conservative Americans crowing about their patriotism. I’ve heard them bragging about their support for the military, telling lefties like me that “Freedom ain’t free” and that real Americans aren’t afraid to fight for it. I’ve read countless comments about what a…

Time to shake things up a bit — It’s time, people. It’s time for a real revolution. But this time I think it has to look a little different than what we have heard before. Sure, I am all about the 1% against the 99%. My three kids were arrested together with Occupy Wall Street. In fact, my…

Maybe the leading contenders would have a clue Sometimes people complain that our federal elections are actually “popularity contests.” You know, they claim that we only vote for people we like. We choose the best-looking, the most charismatic, the most engaging. Hahahaha. If only that were true. At the moment…

No decency, no honor, no morality, no right to stand among us — It was 1979. I worked as a Russian interpreter for the organization Jewish Family Services of Boston. I worked with social workers, doctors and government agencies to help Russian Jews as they immigrated from the Soviet Union. During my years with JFS, I interpreted during a birth, a cardiac catheterization…

I’m old enough to remember when the right claimed the moral high ground — I was still a teen in the 1960s, but I was old enough to understand when the Republic Party liked to claim that it was made up of the “Moral Majority.” I remember trying to discuss issues like the Vietnam War with Republican family members and having them wave a…

He’s little and he’s green. — Woohoo! You need to congratulate us! We have a new baby! And we didn’t even know he was possible after all this time! What a huge surprise for Paul and I! A baby!! So here’s the back story. Twenty-six years ago our daughter was running for the Student Council at…

We do not need you to give Trump constant airtime again — It’s not exactly breaking news to say that CNN is a biased media outlet. That’s why a lot of us watch it. It shows us our own views. The ultimate Democratic echo chamber. But I don’t understand how the people in charge at the network don’t recognize that they are…

Can you tell the seasons by their scents? Perhaps this is because I live in a rural part of Massachusetts. Or perhaps because I have a pretty big nose. I’m not sure. All I know is that every month of the year seems to have a different smell. I first noticed this phenomenon some years ago. I don’t…

Oh, the tender love of a good dog — For the past week, I have been enjoying special time with my youngest child and his one-year-old daughter. My Daughter-in-Law was away at a conference and Tim needed to work. So I stayed with them to help with the baby. I loved my time out there, but it was pretty…