Everyone loves a good laugh but telling a good joke is an art most don’t master. For the joke impaired, an easy way to make someone laugh, is to tickle them. Tickling someone generally elicits a pleasurable response. I say generally, because throughout history,...
The walled town of Avignon, France It may be a long time before many of us travel to Europe. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take a ‘trip’, exploring wine producing areas and countries. Though the ‘international’ style of wine has taken hold in the ‘New and Old...
COVID – 19, will the Coronavirus affect crime? The Coronavirus is having a major impact on lives across the globe. It made me wonder about the possible effects on crime. Here are a couple of interesting items I dug up – Where major segments of the...
Researching for a novel, I came across a story where the same DNA kept being discovered at a series of murders. Though the police had the ‘gold’ standard of evidence, because it didn’t match anyone in the data base, they couldn’t identify who it belonged it. The...
You have probably heard many politicians claim that crime is down. However, like all statistics, the reality is in the details. The headline numbers seem encouraging… Despite what is occurring in several cities, murder and overall violent crime rates have declined...
