Cometh the blue people
Some old TV hair color commercial came with the line, "Only your hairdresser knows for sure." I was not much [...]
A vaccine progress snapshot
With the second month of the new year just around the corner, I thought it might be useful to take [...]
Rage all around
It is painful to behold the United States at this moment, painful to the point of heartbreak. For four years, [...]
Back to school, please
What do you remember from elementary school? Are the first memories that come to mind the contents of classes? Is [...]
Give the girl a deer
My daughter Rebecca, who turned 10 on New Year's Eve, has become my guide to the new world of verbs. [...]
British blundering?
Around Christmastime, a newly mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2, formally known as VOC 202012/01 – let's call it VOC for short [...]
Hard times for cool heads
Want a lively verbal tussle with someone who's snappy and smart? Say the word and I'll send you my Aunt [...]
Wear gloves, Mr. Orwell
The following account, while fictional, is based on two newspaper dispatches, one Frencch, another Polish. Details have been altered but [...]
The mind traveler
The last 12 months have been no time for travel, with 2021 looking not much better. To avoid quarantine regulations, [...]
The making of a translator
Things we long for sometimes seem to come true by chance. Or maybe it is a question of choice and [...]
