Author kdeeny

Why

One of the most important words in the English language is “Why”. It’s such a simple word, yet it’s analogue can be found in every language. The underlying concept for the question appears to be unique to humans – it… Continue Reading →

Penny Walk

My wife and I like to take walks on a regular basis in the area’s community parks. On occasion, we’ve taken our grandchildren with us when their school schedule permits. On one such day, the kids came across a few… Continue Reading →

WOKE

I’ve heard the term “woke” a lot lately, often spouted by politicians or from voice-overs in political ads. I admit that I didn’t know the meaning of the term, but it seemed to be used as a pejorative as if… Continue Reading →

Digital Avatars

A great deal of time and money is spent to create personal profiles of each of us, typically as a means to influence us in some way. Digital bread crumbs we leave behind are swept up, stacked, sorted, indexed, and… Continue Reading →

History and Education

Men have been at war with each other during all of recorded history. It is an unfathomable aspect of human history that man can build a complex, enlightened society and burn it all to the ground based on whim, rumor,… Continue Reading →

A Life That Matters

[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] How can one life matter – how can my life matter? Many of us have paused during our busy lives to pose this question and others like it. But how… Continue Reading →

Help Wanted

[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] There are a lot of “Help Wanted” signs posted around Levittown. For this solidly blue-collar area that we live in, I wondered why. I think the answers may have roots… Continue Reading →

EVs in Levittown

It seems inevitable that many of us will be driving electric vehicles (EVs) in the not-too-distant future. Every major car manufacturer is moving feverishly in that direction. Ford’s bet-the-company decision to take their most popular vehicle, the F-150 pick-up, into… Continue Reading →

AWAY

How long the night of an uncertain future. With hands clutching the remnants of their past, each stepped onto the tarmac to the mythical beyond. Images of these far away places had only travelled to them on the ether to… Continue Reading →

On Race and Racism – Revisited

[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] I find the concept of race confusing. We tend to sort ourselves into categories of human beings based on traits that have little to do with characteristics we consider to… Continue Reading →

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