Ron BaronOct 14, 20215 minThe Coming Thanksgiving Dinner RumbleWhat should be a pleasant harmonious family time, Thanksgiving day gatherings often turns into a rhetorical and gastrological rumble....
Ron BaronMay 21, 20215 minModern Church LadiesThe Judgmentalist are everywhere. Back in 1986, some lowly Saturday Night Live costume courtier was asked to procure a laughably modest...
Ron BaronMar 18, 20211 minThe Mask: Nanometers vs. MillimetersIf wearing a mask has provided you with security and confidence and reading something that questions those assumptions will make you...
Ron BaronMar 4, 20214 minFirst Shall Be Last, and the Last Shall be FirstThere are millions of us boomers. Unlike newborns who are mostly sleeping, smooth, healthy, and nary a care in the world, we suffer from...
Ron BaronFeb 12, 20215 minThe 2020 Olympics: The Most Gender Diverse Games EverYou must have noticed- the 2020 Summer Olympics games were canceled and rescheduled. A victim to the pandemic, the games are now to be...
Ron BaronFeb 4, 20215 minNosophobia on the Front PorchThere is an attractive young family that lives nearby. If posed standing proudly on the porch of their modest mid-century two-story, they...
Ron BaronJan 30, 20215 minIn Search of EssentialHave you ever attempted to list all the essential things in your life? All the things that would be difficult to live without? Perhaps,...
Ron BaronJan 21, 20214 minThings Learned Standing on a DotIt is difficult to fathom that we’ve been asked to keep one fathom (1 fathom = 6 feet or 1.8 meters) apart for nearly a year already. It...
Ron BaronJan 14, 20212 minGovernment: Efficient When Motivated.Two major things happened in America today. 1. The outrage of our political elites has taken the political carcass of a president,...
Best of WebJan 2, 20211 minNever to Old to 'Start'Many opinions exist as to the changes to our collective mental health the pandemic of 2020 has caused. The data shows a rise in anxiety...
Ron BaronDec 25, 20204 min2020: The Year Hubris Met Its MatchSeventy-three years ago, Albert Camus wrote a novel he titled ‘The Plague.’ It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it has enjoyed a resurgence...
Ron BaronDec 17, 20205 minA Shop Keepers’ Elegy- May the Spring Winds Blow WarmJust a rumor, but I’ve heard another of my favorite eateries will not reopen due to the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic. In...
Ron BaronNov 20, 20205 minWill Masks go Down as a Debunked 'Wives Tale?'Just a refresher; sitting too close to the TV will not make you go blind, pulling out a grey hair will not create two new grey hairs,...
Ron BaronAug 19, 20205 minHate, Medications, and Other RemediesJudging from politicians’ response, the media, and millions of social media pundits, Hydroxychloroquine was likely brewed deep in hell on...
Ron BaronAug 6, 20204 minHydroxychloroquine: Placebo or Nocebo?I am fortunate in that my primary physician is also a friend. Fortunate, in that as friends, we communicate beyond the treatment of my...
Ron BaronJun 7, 20204 minTo Foretell the FutureMany small fortunes have been made by those who claim some ability to foretell the future. A few have managed rather large fortunes from...
Ron BaronMay 25, 20204 minRearing Kids: Free-Range vs. 'Safetyism'The term 'free-range' is sometimes found on an egg carton. It denotes the difference between an egg-laying hen allowed to roam about...
Ron BaronMay 2, 20204 minFlying in the Age of the MaskI may have watched too much TV. Too many shows where a face mask meant the bank was getting robbed or the bad cowboys were about to shoot...
Ron BaronApr 27, 20204 minDerriere and 'Follow the Science'Frankly, I don’t care what your political stripes are. If you’re a celebrity, I really, really don’t care. Equally, I don’t think you...