I want to vote for someone who is a good person as my representative in government. That desire is particularly strong when it comes to voting for President. It may sound cliché, but character does indeed matter. We have all… Continue Reading →
Recently we both read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave for the first time. As a father and daughter from different generations, neither of us were introduced to this history in school. What follows are reactions… Continue Reading →
In 1969, when I turned 21, I was working for Lucas Lumber in Levittown Pennsylvania, which was a family-owned retail lumber business. They sold hardware and paint and such, but also ran a small millwork shop for a variety of… Continue Reading →
Not to be outdone by my brother, I too, wanted to leave a smaller ecological footprint. Kevin had completed a huge solar project on his roof and has achieved what he wanted; net zero while banking electrical energy for future use… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
How many times have we heard the term “New Normal” when we’ve seen images or heard accounts of western wildfires, mid-west tornados, eastern floods, and diminishing polar ice caps? My internal reaction to the statement is to say, “Not so… Continue Reading →
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