American war dead, Flanders Field, BelgiumRemembering, once again… Memorial Day… it is enough to remember today those who have fallen in defense of our nation. But it’s not all we can do, for them or for us, and to leave it there, I think, dep…
What’s become most interesting to me in the last few days, is that the Coronavirus is now providing a backdrop for people to see the actual meaning of two words which have become so used and abused in our daily lives as to become either nearly meaningl…
Hey, Coronavirus Emergency, am I right? ♪♫ My Corona!♫♪ Yep, everyone’s just stunned to death about the unprecedented assault upon their rights… yehhh… about that. It’s tough to find a recent report that does more than throw Trumpasms, but this art…
When you have a problem, it’s important to identify what it is, and to not misidentify it as being something other than what it is, right? Because… we know we can’t fix the right problem, by working on the wrong problem, right? And the more serious …
When you have a problem, it’s important to identify what it is, and to not misidentify it as being something other than what it is, right? Because… we know we can’t fix the right problem, by working on the wrong problem, right? And the more serious …
The shot wasn’t heard around the world, to protect an adolescent desire to do whatever you please, it was heard and echoed on down through the ages to give birth to Liberty, and to take up its often weighty responsibility.Before you blather thoughtless…
Here’s a conundrum to occupy your ‘social distancing’ moments:I do most heartily and absolutely believe in, and insist upon, defending those essential Individual Rights that are singled out in our Bill of Rights (as well as a due regard for those not e…
Here’s a conundrum to occupy your ‘social distancing’ moments:I do most heartily and absolutely believe in, and insist upon, defending those essential Individual Rights that are singled out in our Bill of Rights (as well as a due regard for those not e…
Just in case you thought that our Govt was thinking about helping you with their $2 Trillion Stimulus Package, here’s some fun facts. There are about 330 million people in America, but lets round that up 20 mil to a nice even 350 million, just to allow…
Here’s a fun word: Ideology. You may not be interested in it, but Ideologies are extremely interested in everything that has an interest in you, from Climate Change, to COVID-19, to ‘Free Trade!’, no matter what your particular position on them is. App…
Do calendars get irony? Today is the same date, March 23rd, of a very different year…245 years different, 1775, that Patrick Henry gave his “Give me Liberty, or give me death!” speech. No doubt there are several pointed contrasts that folks might lik…
This last week was a classic case of “Didn’t see that one coming!'”, eh? Global Pandemic, travel options being shut down, panicked shortages over what were considered the most trivial of products just a week ago, schools, concerts & conventions bei…
No philosophy or politics today, just a few jet-lagged thoughts and observations from this weekend on watching others fighting the good fight for love and for life. As so many of us know, when cancer comes for you… no one fights alone. But not everyo…