(Continued from Part I)

There is something about a new year that gets a person in a predictive frame of mind. A psychic to the stars I am not. But as a fairly successful company we have earned the right to claim some vision, I would think.

And so, without further ado, perched as we are on the brink of yet another decade, bereft of political stimulation thanks to prorogued news, weary of the effort required to stay abreast of the late-night talk-show scramble, I present my collection of predictions for the year ahead (complete with context from years past). (more…)

A new year dawns differently for everyone, depending on where it finds them. And for some, there is no dawn at all.

A new page on the calendar, alas and alack, doesn’t do a thing to staunch the flow of horrifying news streaming up from those dark recesses of our world where men commit acts of violence against women so odious they’ll steal your breath.

When I first read about the acid attacks perpetrated on women in certain cultures and countries, when I first understood the brutality that defines them, the viciousness that underlies them, the devastation that results from them, I was floored. (more…)