BALTIMORE…STILL WITHOUT ANY REAL ANSWERS… (…because no one has bothered to ask any…real questions) The recent violent firestorm of public outrage in Baltimore, about the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, is yet another instance of a public
WHEN YOU DRIVE CROSS-COUNTRY IN A MINIVAN CALLED…SCOOBY… (…even if they don’t have a presidential suite…Motel 6 just might keep the light on for you) It’s always interesting to watch for what career politicos will come up with to woo
TODAY’S SEA PEOPLES… (…a replay of an ancient story…in reverse) Some three thousand years ago or so the entire Middle East was shaken up and left in chaos, much as it is today. The cause, back then, seems to have
SINCE MONEY NOW MAKES OUR POLITICAL CAROUSEL GO ROUND… (.why not cut out the middlemen…and just give it directly to the voters instead?) Ever since the Supreme Court pronounced that corporations or business entities were “people” (juristic as opposed to natural
THE HOUSE THAT PATOU BUILT… (…is still around and full of joy…Joie…that is) An article in the Epoch Times about Jean Patou’s legacy to the world of high fashion and perfumery caught our eye the other day…because we hadn’t heard
AMERICA’S SOFT-POWER POTENTIALS (…may emerge much sooner than we can imagine…) Ever since the trauma of 9/11 America has been on a rampage. Much like a wounded lion it has engaged in the hard-power of military supremacy, ferociously mangling anything
BONE DRY…AND DEEP BROWN (…California might just make perfumers…a lot of green) California’s extreme drought situation has forced its Governor Jerry Brown to issue a historic mandatory order…requiring everyone to make a further 25% reduction in their water use until