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Category Archives: Blog
Maintaining My Balance in an Unbalanced World
An important insight I’ve stumbled into, is that my day in the sun is past. I can no longer stay involved with the energy and passion I had when I was younger. I’ve said it about Biden and now must apply it to myself, It’s time to let the younger folks take over Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Climate Change, Mental Health, OpEd, Politics, Relationships
Tagged climate change, Conservative, Democrat, global warming, Incitement, Media, Mental Health, News, Newscaster, politics, progressive, Republican, social justice, Stress, Wellbeing
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Progressives Provide Leadership We Need
Letter to My Legislators Dear ____________, I am writing to encourage you to give your full support to all Progressive Democrats and their policies. My comments below are aimed at federal legislators but can be be applied at State and … Continue reading
Thoughts About Father’s Day
My dad, 1949. Yesterday, I was at my favorite café watching the stream of families treating their Dads. This Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day a month ago, was filled with laughter and expressions of love. I saw soon to be … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Al Qaeda, Cannon Fodder, DASH, Exxon-Mobile, Father's Day, Freedom of Speech, Gas, George W Bush, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Koch, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mother's Day, Oil, Republicans, Russia, Shah of Iran, Trump, War, Winners and Losers
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Dear Madam Speaker
Our nation is being battered almost daily with heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes. Agriculture is seriously threatened. The cost of recovery, nation-wide, will be staggering. I believe the Democratic Leadership is like the great number of Americans who are just … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged 2020, Business as usual, climate change, House Speaker Pelosi, Urgency
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Crimes Against Humanity
Trump’s unwavering assault on climate change and its science has reached a point where it can be said that the President is guilty of crimes against humanity. Climate change is real, regardless of what the fossil fuel industry says. This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged climate change, climate denier, Clobal Warming, crime, Crimes Against Humanity, EPA, flood, NASA, NOAA, Science, Tornado, Trump, UN Report, United Nations, USGS
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Memorial Day 2019
Today, on this day of remembrance, I’m reflecting about the condition of our nation and what it may mean for future Memorial Days. Rows of tombstones are a stark reminder of the price we have paid for our freedoms. It … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Politics
Tagged 2019, Armed Services, Irag, Iran, Memorial Day, Secrets, Trump, Viet Nam, War Dead
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