Super Tuesday came and went. There were no surprises for anyone. Nor did anyone expect to be surprised. There was a show on last night called “Requiem for the American Experience.” It was Noam Chomsky talking about how our constitution… Read More ›
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YOUR BELIEFS ARE YOU
The question arose whether or not you can detach a person’s political beliefs from that person and see each separately. In your interpersonal relationships with acquaintances, friends, and family, are you able to separate political ideologies from the people who… Read More ›
TOUGH POST, TOUGH SUBJECT
JYProvocative Question #7 – Hard Posts What was the hardest post you’ve written and published? What about that post made it difficult for you to write and share it? Are you glad you wrote & shared the post or do… Read More ›
CONFUCIUS SAID WHAT?
Blogging Insights 3.0 # – 17 Moving Mountains Other than Confucius not saying this, this is no way to move a mountain. You don’t start with a few stones. Even back then, you need a lot of people with a… Read More ›
WELCOME TO 1789. FINALLY, WE CAN RESTORE SLAVERY
History is clear on this: you can’t bring back the past. Other countries have tried and it has failed, often in the most dramatic and horrific way possible.
“THAT’S NOT WHO WE ARE”
Lest we forget, this is a flashback to January 20, 2021. Every person who gets interviewed on television says the same thing. It’s the current mantra about “the U.S.A.” The hooligans who rioted in our Capitol are not really who… Read More ›
WHEN YOU WERE TEN
And Other Mistakes, by Rich Paschall In decades past, my mother was a fan of what would be referred to as Supermarket Tabloids. They are usually displayed near the checkout counters of grocery stores. They were meant to catch your… Read More ›
YOUR BELIEFS ARE YOU
Fandango’s Provocative Question #197 Today questions asks if you can detach a person’s political beliefs from that person and see each separately. In your interpersonal relationships with acquaintances, friends, and family, are you able to separate political ideologies from the people… Read More ›
DIVERSITY CAME HOME
It happened again. All white eggs (they are cheaper because, for reasons no one knows, brown eggs cost more here than white eggs in Massachusetts) with one brown one. As far as I know, there’s no difference in food value… Read More ›
WHEN DIVERSITY CAME HOME TO ROOST
I needed a rerun on those popovers. I hadn’t defrosted anything, so I figured omelets for dinner with a side of home fries and popovers. For reasons no one knows, brown eggs cost more here than white eggs. People seem… Read More ›
BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate… Read More ›
WHERE AM I? WHERE ARE YOU?
There is a line we should have never crossed, but we crossed it. We feel endangered because we are in danger. There is a very strong likelihood our grandchildren will not have the freedom or the right to vote.
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 