Nonmembers Can Currently Give Any Medium Article 50 Claps

Photo by Wolfgang on Pexels.com Call your friends and family who normally can’t be bothered to read your work and tell them to get clapping! Maybe it’s a glitch. Maybe a mistake. But it’s real! Everyone — even nonmembers — can clap 50 times on every article you have ever posted on Medium. Once a … Continue reading Nonmembers Can Currently Give Any Medium Article 50 Claps

Nikki Haley Could Defeat Most Democrats and Become the First Woman President

Wikimedia Commons I don’t support her policies, but I see her potential Nikki Haley has executive leadership experience as the Governor of South Carolina, foreign policy experience as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and practical experience as a woman who worked her way through the ranks of the Republican Party. She not only held … Continue reading Nikki Haley Could Defeat Most Democrats and Become the First Woman President

Stop Calling Me “Young Lady” When I’m Obviously Over 60

Photo of author in York, England. Your attempt to be “cute” or “friendly” is insulting I am NOT flattered when someone — young or old — calls me a “Young Lady” when I am clearly part of the AARP crowd. Lately, it is the fifty-something, old-man security guard at my local grocery store who keeps … Continue reading Stop Calling Me “Young Lady” When I’m Obviously Over 60

I Will NEVER Consult a Psychic

Photo by author Card-reading, palm-reading, and crystal balls are not for me TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of Suicide Hey! To each his own. I am not one to judge. But paying a psychic is something I will NEVER do. Numerous friends and relatives of mine have consulted psychics. (Randomly, I can’t recall any males admitting to … Continue reading I Will NEVER Consult a Psychic

The Press Is Destroying Joe Biden’s Chance for Reelection

Photograph of Joe Biden: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Shame on CNN and all the others Sure, President Biden is old. Born in November 1942, he will 81 in 2024. The Republicans don’t seem to care that at age 77 Donald Trump is only four years younger. On a daily basis, the media makes numerous … Continue reading The Press Is Destroying Joe Biden’s Chance for Reelection

My Afternoon with a Vegas Hitman

Photo of author, Frank Cullotta, and author's daughter Frank Cullotta and the Las Vegas Mob Scene WARNING: Violence The individuals addressed in this article were the subjects of the 1995 movie Casino, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone. In 2012, I had the unique opportunity of meeting … Continue reading My Afternoon with a Vegas Hitman