But it can be. I’ve been asked to take pictures of unknown families in the street, been given children and dogs to hold while their parents pay the cashier — I’ve even been asked to watch someone’s purse while they went to the bathroom. It happens all the time. …

It’s almost always about the land — It’s been a while now since the Russians began bombing Ukraine. Was it because Putin was upset about Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO? …

That’s what happened to Will Smith —and it came out in a weird, violent way The entire world watched Will Smith lose his mind. Some of us have lost our minds before, but we’ve had the luxury of doing it in private. Our situation would probably recede over time because…

Fixed. Does this make it better? No. — Only in America can a 17-year-old shoot and kill Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, Anthony Huber, 26, and wound Gaige Grosskreutz in the streets of Kenosha and receive financial and emotional support from real live adults in the United States House of Representatives. Anthony Sabatini, who sits in the state’s House of…

Did you notice that when one team loses, the game is over? — The Kansas City Chiefs just lost the game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes II accepted it well — and the teams moved among each other like old friends. The coaches from both teams mingled too. No one screamed out, “The Chiefs WON!” as people left the stadium. Alternatively, no one yelled that…

Millions are happily staying put, thank you very much. — I may not stay in California in the long term. But it’s not because of financial considerations; I simply want to be near my children and see my grandchildren grow up — and they’re currently in another state. So I will eventually make that move. And they‘re not coming here…

Anti-vaxxers have fewer options to maneuver — Just recently, New York teachers were just denied the right to stay unvaccinated by the Supreme Court of the United States. They must be vaccinated or they will lose their jobs. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom just announced that all eligible students 12 and up must be vaccinated against the…

We didn’t even know her, but we’re devastated. — It’s not just because she’s White. I won’t deny that it played a role. We all know that Whiteness is the baseline in America for being a real American. That’s just the way it is. I do think it’s getting better incrementally-but it’s still a factor. And she was cute…

What are you really saying? — There was a white man I used to work with at a research laboratory during the ’80s at a major automotive company. Vehicles, like most things, are tested in a lab. It’s not bad work. So this guy, one of us, you understand — no higher and no lower …