This American experiment slowly grinds to a stop as our freedoms become constricted by hate and greed because billionaire politicians put party before country. Our freedom is in the hands of a few powerful men who forsake their constitutional oath to hold onto power and pass laws that benefit their peers who stuff their pockets… Continue reading
Rubbernecking The Wreckage Of Democracy
If we stay silent, the GOP will continue dismantling our institutions, while allowing a president with authoritarian tendencies to meddle in Justice Department investigations and Congressional oversight.
Continue readingA Fly On The Screen Analogy For Reaching A Goal
Sometimes reaching a goal can feel like a fly trapped on a porch.
Continue readingA World Of Infinite Ideas: How To Catch Them?
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. — Carl Sagan Ideas are everywhere. They find you when you’re on a walk, a drive or in the shower. I often get ideas when I’m rinsing twice. So I keep a pad and pen on the bathroom sink. Maybe one day someone will invent a waterproof pad… Continue reading
Why You Shouldn’t Bring Your Phone In The Shower And Other Advice Your Mother Hopes You Ignore
Cellphones were created to keep us connected 24/7. No room is off limits anymore, not even the bathroom.
Continue readingOne Branch Away from Political Domination
In my lifetime, I’ve seen two wars, two political assassinations and two assassination attempts, two political scandals: Watergate and Monicagate, as well as several terrorist attacks and two recessions. And now once again I find myself in the middle of another seismic social shift in a country reeling from political and cultural turmoil. We live… Continue reading
Write and Embrace the Strange
If you can’t fit between the lines, don’t try to squeeze into a compromising position.
Continue readingA Tale of Two Blogging Platforms
You may have noticed a silence lately emanating from my blog. Words missing. Subscribers slipping. A blog on the verge of extinction. But, it couldn’t be the farthest from the truth. I’ve just migrated over to the Medium blogging platform that has a wider audience than mine. Medium is a community within many communities. Topics… Continue reading
Blog Post: Headline Not Included!
I used to wait until I had a headline before writing a blog post but realized a headline corrals your thoughts. Sometimes you need to let your thoughts run free. See where they lead you, not follow where your headline tells them to go. That’s when I have the most fun writing—when I let my… Continue reading
Blogger, Writer, Tech Support Stalker
When you buy a piece of Internet real estate, you inherit all the quirks. After three weeks of the dashboard doldrums, I can finally write again without waiting five minutes to log in, and another 10 to access a draft. On the phone with GoDaddy support ten times or more (maybe a billion) over the… Continue reading