Well, this Friday we get to see the host of “The Apprentice” be crowned in Washington, D.C. There’s that. I’ve been trying to scrape that goofy image from my skull but I know a lot of people out there in red hats are priming up for the grand coronation of…

The neighbor boy had come over to see my stepson, and he was gibbering on as usual. And it was fast. Very fast. It was actually a strain to keep up with what he had to say. He’s a video game connoisseur, movie guru, and an avid Matchbox car collector…

There’s a guy in the pub, and when you shake his hand, he holds it for a long time. And he talks — a lot. And he does it as he holds you captive. But the good thing is, I like what he has to say. It’s real and it’s…

It was Labor Day weekend, and I did like many Americans — I tried not to labor. I sat on my back deck in the shade with a cocktail and tried to tune everything out. Occasionally, when I found the strength, I’d pick up a walnut off the ground and…