Added the following on 3/10/2017 The prayer for the living and the dead. Added the following on 11/22/2016 – Sadly a close friend had their family shattered by sexual abuse from the family of an Afghan Warlord we are sheltering… Continue Reading
But… What about… These are the words you may hear when people talk about the neo-nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville (and many other places). The “But…” will try and show that there may be reasons. In this case, these… Continue Reading
(with apologies to T.S. Eliot and Alan Ginsberg) Moloch Shantih Shantih Moloch We burn to burn That which we had yearned To erase from our mind, And as the smoke rises To the firmament, And our memories that we cannot… Continue Reading
I am a supporter of Open Immigration. I believe refugees such as those fleeing the disaster in Syria deserve a home free from fear to include in the USA. This is not a story about protecting refugees, or barring Muslims… Continue Reading
Magnums and Opuses .I. When can we plant, Father? She says and I do not know But I say, Tomorrow my sweet Tomorrow. For it is always and never Tomorrow. Is it today that we plant, Father? Tomorrow my sweet… Continue Reading
With the Paris attacks we all posted French flags and said “Je Suis Charlie” or “I am Charlie” in unequivocal support for France, Parisians and the writers, illustrators and publishers of the magazine Charlie Hebdo. With the Belgian attacks we… Continue Reading
The last two years, I’ve taken to Memorial Day to write about the VA abandoning their duty of caring for our Nations Veterans. USA Today and other news organizations over the last few days have published findings that show NOTHING… Continue Reading
Quid Snow, Snow, Clarice, Quid Snow Snow… Clearly the child with the awfully noisy snow blower hasn’t completed his task yet. I shall have to give him some additional incentive. Perhaps a nice root beer accompanied with his mothers liver… Continue Reading
I need new furniture. Three things to know about me. 1. At work, I sit at a glass desk. As in see through. 2. I work right by the main entrance to the office, so everyone walks by. 3. When… Continue Reading
“Were You Present?” Most true answers Answer the wrong question. Sadly “Yes to There” “No to Present” If we truly understood How we fit The world around us With those in that very same Space We inhabit We would want… Continue Reading
Of course on this day, the word Resolution has greater import than normal. We ask each other what we are going to do for a New Year’s resolution. We even ask ourselves. Sometimes, often I think, what we tell others… Continue Reading