For the past few years, I’ve made several pleas to have an honest dialogue with someone – ANYONE – from an opposing viewpoint, be it with respect to politics or race relations in America. Though my pleas have generally fallen on deaf ears, I’m still hopeful it can and will happen. If that dialogue ever … [Read more…]
I saw an interesting tweet yesterday that paired nicely with a conversation I had with a friend later in the day. No memes, no dramatic verbiage, just a simple statement of fact. In the current state of ‘chaos = clicks’, the only thing we’re shown in MSM (mainstream media) are anti-vaxxers marching with despicable Holocaust … [Read more…]
No? I don’t know? Maybe? As the country becomes more polarized around the issues of race & politics, I’ve found myself with an almost desperate need to understand why so many, including those in my personal life, are willing to ignore or even embrace actions that would previously have been unacceptable (to nearly everyone), regardless … [Read more…]
I don’t understand how this has become a valid question. But here we are. For the past couple of years, the goal has been to make a handful of necessary changes in our lives to avoid catching the Coronavirus or spreading it to others. Wear a mask, wash your hands, maintain physical distancing, and self-isolate … [Read more…]
No matter how hard top republicans attempt to downplay its’ significance, this is what they had to say in the immediate aftermath of the failed coup d’état that was organized by trump and his subordinates for January 6, 2021. “To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins. … [Read more…]
The title could easily have been ‘Horrific and Wonderful’, but I made a choice to first focus on the most awesome moments of 2021 before mentioning anything else. So in no particular order… THE WONDERFUL Vaccination DayLike millions of others, the pandemic shut down my industry and forever changed my role in it once we … [Read more…]