The frustration of talking with those who cannot see

November 16, 2020
There's a lot of willful ignorance out there. I say "willful" because sometime I sit in disbelief of how people I thought were discerning can hold such dissonant...

How the threat of fascism was the root of one man’s p...

October 12, 2020
What kind of world do we want to leave our children and grandchildren? And how do we communicate our values to them? What are we teaching our children when there are...

Why we should ban tackle football

August 24, 2020
This is another post written BC--Before Covid. But with so much time on our hands, why not talk about something other than our situation. And of course, it's unlikely...

More thoughts from a cop – Part 3 of our conversation

July 18, 2020
Yes, more thoughts from a cop. My conversation with my police officer friend is still going on, but this is the last installment of this particular interview. If you...

Candid talk with a cop – Part 2

July 17, 2020
If you didn’t see yesterday’s talk with a cop, Part 1, start there. If you did, here’s the rest of the story. Why would I talk to a cop? Because, as he...

A candid conversation with a cop: Part 1

July 16, 2020
We might think we know what it's like to be a cop, but we really have no idea. The only reason I know how little I/we know,  is that I count several cops among my...

It’s got to be a wakeup call

July 10, 2020
It's always so bizarre and really, a wake-up call, to talk about Trump with people who get their view of our world through Fox. Or, as those who understand what news...

He was once Prince Charming

July 6, 2020
So many great discussions in isolation-- big chunks of time freed up space to consider things we haven't thought of or talked about in a very long time. Sometimes, that...

If you want to avoid needless anxiety, don’t watch br...

June 29, 2020
Avoid broadcast news as much as possible.  Difficult advice to give for someone who studied journalism, but nonetheless, it could be the best advice I ever gave....

Why some feel more hope than ever on this Juneteenth

June 19, 2020
It’s Juneteenth: "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day" --the day that Texas, the most remote of states, freed all slaves. So it’s only fitting that today, in the...

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