Category Archives: Signs of the Times
Forsaken Felines: Homeless Cats In the Big City
NOTE: Last December, according to credible local reports, there were almost 69,000 homeless people sleeping in New York City shelters nightly; the number of homeless people there has been steadily increasing. In the same period, informal but plausible estimates are that seven times as many “feral” (aka homeless) cats wander the city, and their numbers … Continue reading Forsaken Felines: Homeless Cats In the Big City
Gwynne Dyer: Could insurance companies help with the climate crisis?
Insurance firms to the rescue? By: Gwynne Dyer — Jun. 9, 2023 OPINION California’s fall from grace has been steep and swift, and now even the insurance companies are pulling out. The two biggest American home insurance companies, State Farm and Allstate, announced last week that they will stop selling insurance policies to Californians. Why? … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Could insurance companies help with the climate crisis?
Triple-Double-Bogey: PGA is now a Saudi Apologist
[NOTE: Probably the only post on golf here . . . Unless the merger is squashed.] Jessica Karl — Bloomberg Opinion Saudi Sweat Equity I am going to be honest with you: I am not a golf girlie. I wish I was! The outfits? So chic. The greens? Impeccable. The clubhouse quesadillas? Divine. But the … Continue reading Triple-Double-Bogey: PGA is now a Saudi Apologist