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I Hate Monday
Today, I’d like to expound on one of my most fervent hatreds, my contempt for terrorists. It’s a topic for today in particular, since the 118th running of the Boston Marathon, held annually since 1897 on the 3rd Monday in April, takes place today. Last year, of course, was marred by two bombs which killed three people, including 8-year-old Martin …
Boston: one year later
The Boston Marathon one year ago today became the latest target of terrorism. It is one of the saddest tragedies of our times that people gathered in public places at public events have become common targets of deadly violence. How utterly despicable it is to randomly and indiscriminately maim and kill people — babies, grandmothers, children – anyone who just …
Last night
LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT the fireworks going off like crazy in my neighborhood and I wondered how the birds and the outdoor cats were coping with it. I wondered about the owls that live in my neighborhood and I hoped they wouldn’t leave permanently and go elsewhere. (I confess I hoped the squirrels would.) LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT …
I HATE HATRED
It was bound to happen. You can’t write about things that are preeminently loathsome for long without turning your sights on hatred itself. Hatred is nothing new. It’s as old as mankind. What seems to distinguish our era is something worse than even generic hatred, such as hatred of blacks, whites, Americans, Jews, Mexicans, et cetera. Those are nothing new. …
I guess this just about sums it up.
Time Magazine cover: The Decade From Hell
The cancer is back
In the broad spectrum of crime, there can be no denying terrorism is in a category all by itself. It is the worst. If Bernie Madoff and Mohammad Atta were overbooked for the same firing squad, I think 99% of all those polled would pardon Madoff and perhaps even volunteer for trigger pulling duty against Atta. In Boston, for example, …
I Hate Monday
It’s an I Hate Monday, so let’s pick something to hate. So many choices… For now, let’s just go with a single word. For more (in a different vein than the typical bullying story) watch this spot. And read this week’s Medical Examiner, in print and online here Friday.