I am a native born North Carolinian. I’ve lived in Illinois for over forty years. When asked by anyone if I miss my home state, my answer usually is, “Its a good place to be from.” I grew up in North Carolina, and have fond memories of my teachers, of the pine tree forests…
Thinking only begins at the point where we have come to know that Reason, glorified for centuries, is the most obstinate adversary of thinking. —Martin Heidegger Gary kindly shared a quote that prompted him to consider afresh his conception of Reason. The quotation had the same effect upon me. And as a bonus, Gary…
Like many who I have spoken with since the presidential election of November of 2016, I remain puzzled and dismayed that this ignorant bombastic individual received enough votes to win The White House for four years. The media rationale as well as “reasons” given by acquaintances for supporting Trump seem surreal, like ideas transmitted…
The day before yesterday it rained hard, really hard. In our neighborhood over two inches fell within an hour, In the backyard, the green grass appeared faint and then disappeared under the surface of brown water. At the side of our house, a creek flowed, threatening to become a river. Water covering our and…
Recently I was troubled by an email exchange with a friend. He supported the removal of children from parents seeking asylum at our southern border. I called it kidnapping, and insisted such acts were atrocities. He disagreed. His argument was that these parents were neer-do-wells intent on defrauding our government. Therefore they deserve to…
Tuesday morning 8AM at Starbucks. Outside the rain Is falling in a dense curtain of water. Thunder rolls. If this keeps up there is going to be flooding. Usually a downpour abates in a few minutes. Sometimes it does not. I find myself thinking in a parallel fashion about the state of our society,…
Now I get it. With everyone else I was agitated, on edge at the thought that our President would confront the dictator of North Korea with an ill-considered demand that he immediately give up his nukes. No doubt that would have ended badly for everyone, especially for those in the area, South Korea and…
This instagram photo posted by Prime Minister of Germany Angela Merkel is striking for the story that it tells. Note Prime Minister Abe of Japan’s stoic expression showing dismay. Stay tuned…………………..
We attended a Memorial Day ceremony in Beach Park. I did my best to enjoy it. It always seems tragically sad to remember those who died prematurely in unnecessary wars. I consider the Vietnam War and all of those since, including those underway,–unnecessary. To disregard the evidence of your own senses, and to believe…
Often cause and effect is not obvious. The direction of the process, and the meaning of the ultimate result may be concealed by a tortuous chain of ambiguous links. Where, how did the cancer begin? Such news comes “out of the blue.” the last thing one expects to hear. The lethal condition was not…
