Some bullies are born mean. They have a hole in their soul. Or so older generations always believed. But most bullies are defined by their environment; neighborhoods, schools, community. For generations those venues culled the “bully” out of most kids while still young so…
Chernobyl
My wife and I watched the 5-episode mini-series, “Chernobyl” two evenings this past weekend. I was better than good, and has as much relevance today as it would have had had anyone actually known what went on back in the…
“I Hope I Get a Good Mafia”
That was actually said in the early days of the crumbling Soviet Union. The speaker was a young man from the Caucasus who had staked out a street corner in Moscow where he planned to set up a kiosk to sell magazines and newspapers, notions and…



