No matter your political persuasion, what follows is a perfect example of the disaster this nation has become. An English teacher explains one area that looms large over California’s educational crisis with the kind of specifics that go unnoticed by … Continue reading →
We’ve all had experiences in which our world seems to shrink around us. You’re a few thousand miles from home on vacation and suddenly encounter face-to face someone you haven’t seen in thirty years. Pure coincidence, right? Or maybe you … Continue reading →
I am apolitical because I believe that those who hold elective office and those they appoint have systematically run this great nation into the ground in every way possible regardless of whether they are Democrat, Republican, independent, liberal, conservative, or … Continue reading →
A member of one of my writers’ groups came across a blog devoted to, of all things, an “online community of late-blooming novelists.” I visited the site, did a bit of reading, and found it to be a valuable resource … Continue reading →
Virtual tours have been around a long time, I suppose, although I’ve not spent much time wandering through homes for sale or checking out the rooms available at a bed and breakfast. But this is different. The link below takes … Continue reading →
Within the past few weeks, a couple of friends have approached me to ask (and I’m paraphrasing), “It’s okay to fly Southwest, right? They’ve got the planes fixed?” Anyone except a bird can understand the motivation behind the question. When … Continue reading →
Yes, this is another one of those email send-arounds. But in this case, someone put together a series of graphs based on carefully analyzed statistical data. The information is especially useful because it can be used to prove many of … Continue reading →
One salient quality of human nature is the tendency to gather around us others with similar characteristics. We feel the most comfortable in those surroundings, and for the most part we don’t actively seek to stretch those boundaries by venturing … Continue reading →
A friend sent me a video link that I absolutely must share. It’s as if I’m compelled to write this post for deeply personal reasons I cannot ignore. I’m calling it Part One because watching the video generated conflicting thoughts … Continue reading →
In the United States of America, the Department of Homeland Security defines five threat levels using no-nonsense terminology. This is good, because it promotes an equivalent pragmatic approach to the task of keeping Americans safe within our borders. If we … Continue reading →
