With everything that is going on in the world today, it reminds me of my youth.

I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. As a Boomer, I was alive and can remember the years when a corrupt president had us involved in an unpopular war. I recall Americans wearing WIN buttons on their jackets. WIN stood for Whip Inflation Now as food costs kept going up and gas prices soared. I saw major protests in the street and threats of nuclear war.

So, in some ways, all that is happening is as Yogi Berra would say, Déjà vu all over again.

State Senator Kathleen Kauth fascinates me. I wonder what happened to her in the past that makes her so fixated on transgender people and bathrooms that she’ll derail other important legislation.

Her attempts to pass a stand-alone law on the transgender issue have so far failed, but she says she’s coming back with it again next year and going to fight for it even stronger.

I’ve never met Senator Kauth. But I have spoken with people who have, and they say that she seems to be an intelligent, thoughtful woman except for that one issue.

Do you ever get the feeling that we’re living in a 1970’s era science fiction movie?

You remember those movies. Films where the plot lines had computers running your life. A movie where wars are fought with robots and drones. People didn’t call each other on the telephone but rather communicated over handheld devices, where you could see the other person on a screen.

Well, March Madness is finally over. And just like every other year, none of my teams made it to the Final Four.

Unless it’s Creighton or Nebraska, I don’t follow college basketball all that closely.

At bracket time, I’m not really informed. If I pick any team that’s a five seed or lower, I’ll make my choice based on a hunch or if I like the name.

And just like every other year, Gonzaga has let me down.