DISCUSSING PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE
Last month, I was happy to get a new library card at Madison Public Library. Our city’s libraries have excellent resources for people of all ages. Years ago, when I was a student attending classes at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, I used to take advantage of the excellent collections at Madison Public Library,…
I remember, in the 1990s, when cellular phones started gaining popularity, the competition among companies was to make the phones smaller. Many years later, things have reversed. The competition now pertains to how big and bold can the phones, especially the screens, be. There was a television commercial in the mid-90s, which I enjoyed watching…
As the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of social distancing, drive-in movie theaters are starting to gain popularity again. I have watched the movie Twister, featuring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, many times. One of the most memorable scenes is the one showing a drive-in movie theater. In that scene, everyone seems relaxed. Cars are…