by marcel | Aug 31, 2018
Back to school? Humbug. There ought to be a law against summer ads for school supplies. Come August you cannot visit a Staples or a Wal-Mart or most other stores without running a gauntlet of “back to school” stuff. In my view, this practice creates kiddy school...
by marcel | Aug 15, 2018
My wife and I visited Venice not long ago. It was a fine summer evening, and we decided to do what comes naturally in this charming city, namely, take a gondola ride. I asked the gondolier how much. The Venetian air was charged with romance and passion, and price, of...
by marcel | Jul 12, 2018
There was a bad pass made at the World Cup…by insurer Allianz SE. Before this iconic event some retailers offered large prizes as promos if the German team won the cup. They wanted Allianz to cover these potential payouts. Allianz however was so sure Germany would win...
by marcel | Jul 9, 2018
The greatest job in the world is to be a police officer. Specifically I am referring to the cops who serve at sporting events and enjoy the game while getting paid for this strenuous effort. I’m an avid baseball fan and I can’t help but notice the handful of...
by marcel | Jun 29, 2018
This is a July 1st Canada Day weekend. And July 4 follows in the U.S. This means fireworks events, drawing crowds by the thousands. I have thought about the subject at length and I have culled the common characteristics of all fireworks displays. These are my...
