May 3, 2019 Lenny’s update, and the writing and posting you may have missed You may have actually looked at the homepage of this blog, CohenConnect.com, and thought I hadn’t been writing. It may have looked that way,…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
October 10, 2018 The case against us all paying for private schools Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to…
October 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…
September 14, 2018 Eric Trump and his shekels I try not to go more than a week without posting something. Unfortunately, it has been 11 days dues to holidays that won’t be…
June 7, 2018 Grave situation for hours outside Detroit Aug. 26, 2018 UPDATE: Grave marker raised and leveled, in early August. I may be back in a few weeks. I don’t go on…
May 29, 2018 The lousiness of laziness and liars I hate lazy people (and stupid ones, but that’s a blog for another time). I can understand being sick. Last year, I showed up…
May 25, 2018 Follow-Up Friday, plus David Hogg defeats Publix First, I want to thank you for all your reading. This is my 99th blog and so far there have been more than 14,100…
May 13, 2018 In defense: The good Facebook can do when used by the right people First, happy Mother’s Day to everyone to whom that applies. I hope you’re having a great day! Second, today is also the celebration of…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma González, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma González, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…
April 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
April 10, 2018 Distorting history, stirring up stereotypes It’s not easy being a moderate. That’s definitely what I consider myself and it seems to make people on both sides angry. Either that,…
March 30, 2018 Tiffany Trump’s trouble, what unions could do to Amazon and the media It’s nice when Americans exercise their First Amendment rights (freedom of religion, speech, the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and…
March 29, 2018 Who Trump hates more, Facebook or Amazon? Oh, and Stormy Daniels’ motion to make him speak! OK. Let’s get this right. Lawmakers and many Americans are angry about Facebook and how it handled 50 million users’ people’s data, but President Trump really hates Amazon.
March 26, 2018 Facebook: Friend or foe? Keep or delete? If you were reading the Sunday paper, you may have come across this full-page ad from Facebook with a letter signed by Mark Zuckerberg….
March 23, 2018 The Weather Channel’s new owner, a real controversial person There are two big changes in weather: The snow has stopped and The Weather Channel is being sold. Also, you can say the owner is…
March 20, 2018 Be nicer to Mike Jerrick, and other thoughts on what’s making news People who know me can never, ever say I’m not loyal to people I like and respect. You’ll see that in a moment, along…
March 1, 2018 WSVN without Fox? It’s possible if…. Surprisingly, I haven’t seen this reported at all by South Florida media. Yes, they’re still consumed and reeling from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman…
February 22, 2018 Got cable, satellite? You’ll foot the bill for Fox’s Thursday Night Football How many of you watched the Super Bowl this year? Of course, in Philadelphia, that’s a loaded question with the underdog Eagles in the…
February 18, 2018 Famous man, 80, suing famous man, 77, for age discrimination What’s famous to you obviously relies on where you’ve been and what you’ve noticed, but these people have had national exposure for at least…
January 27, 2018 Facebook, Twitter, and Fox (Fox x 14)! Two articles got my attention as I recover, tonight. You’ll remember yesterday, I couldn’t read or even think. Now, look how far I’ve come…
December 20, 2017 Today, Merry Christmas to Comcast! You’re welcome! No waiting until Christmas on Monday. Comcast, you obviously consider yourself too powerful. Today, your hard-earned rate hikes take effect. Santa says you’ve been…
June 8, 2015 From the Tri-Cities to the Tri-States It’s me again. I have to write more often. It doesn’t have to be a book. Saving stuff up is too time-consuming, anyway. I’d…
March 15, 2015 Getting settled at work Following up on yesterday’s post, my computer is not hooked up. I thought it would be, but the movers kept bringing in more and…
March 2, 2015 I remember Bill O’Reilly admitting he lied on-air A week ago (February 23rd), I sent this message to a friend who has a lot more connections than I do. Maybe you have…