It all seems very bizarre.  I was born in 1973, so three ubiquitous kid fears were subconsciously ingrained into my adolescent and adult subconscious.  One is an irrational feeling of alarm at the sight of nuclear power plant cooling towers (Three Mile Island accident in 1979).  Another  is the omnipresent threat that the world will be spontaneously obliterated by global …

“That’s some bad hat, Harry” – Chief Martin Brody, Jaws, 1975 It is the golden anniversary for the summer blockbuster.  The movie that began the wave of packing theaters during the summer was Jaws, which is still the seventh highest grossing movie of all time on an inflation adjusted basis.  The genius of the film that captivated audiences during the …

“The water understands Civilization well; It wets my foot, but prettily, It chills my life, but wittily, It is not disconcerted It is not broken-hearted: Well used, it decketh joy, Adorneth, doubleth joy:” – Water | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1867) It’s been an outcome that has been vexing many market analysts and investment pundits for much of the spring.  The …

Although summer does not officially begin until June 20, my mental view of seasons is grouped by the months.  Summer: June, July, August;  Fall: September, October, November;  Winter: December, January, February;  Spring: March, April, May.  So with summer already getting underway in this writer’s mind, it’s a good time to look ahead to the key themes to watch across the …