I don’t agree that familiarity breeds contempt. For me, familiarity leads to taking things for granted. When such familiarity has been jolted in the past, it has caused me some short-term awkwardness, but in the long term, it enabled me to grow as an individual. I certainly felt this when I moved from England to […]
Take My è…Ž, Please
Let’s face it – travel is incredibly simple in Japan. The Shinkansen can take you across the country in a single day. Japanese airports are staging points for almost all traffic from the western world. It’s no surprise you see some wealthy Japanese businessmen finishing off their breakfasts of rice and Miso in Osaka, and […]
The Hadley Memo
Was the now-notorious Hadley Memo a White House ploy that backfired or another Bush-league blunder? Either way, it leaves the United States with diminished clout and prestige while the Iraq fiasco worsens daily. Leaked by what the New York Times described as “an administration official,” the memorandum written by National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley […]
Candidates Debate Marked by Rhetoric and Half-Truths
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522, October 30, 2006 The annual Candidates’ Debate was hosted by the League of Women Voters last night at the Embassy Center. Six candidates for the office of Village Trustee squared off in a raucous, not-holds-barred verbal firefight. As the bulky black microphone was passed from quivering hand to quivering hand […]