Scheduled Repairs
A guy named Joe. Not a terribly exciting guy. But a nice guy. And exactly who this country needs. A guy who is polite. A guy who is willing to listen and discuss. A...
Category: Civics
In Search of Mar-a-Lago
In my previous post from long ago, I mentioned we had bought a seasonal home in Florida. Boy, has it been nice spending this particular winter here rather than there. Four Nor’easters. In March....
Getting Back to ABCs
Sometimes I can be a bit naive, and there are certain moments when it is crystal clear to me how much I do not know. All of this talk of statues has brought on...
Nonnegotiables
Apparently there are “many sides” contributing to our problems. Since the election, I’ve been thinking about how to best communicate with at least some of those sides. I’ve read and seen that discussing facts...
Hitting a Wall
No, not that wall. A figurative wall. It’s been about a month since my last post. There have been a ton of things that have happened in the world of Trump during that time....
What the hell did he say?
My family thinks I’m a little crazy. I know because they’ve told me that. And they are right. I set off the smoke alarms in the house the other day while I was cooking...
A Message to Reject
Lately, the message to women has been more than a little disheartening. First and foremost, the person who was somehow elected president, over a highly qualified woman, has groped women in the past and...
Committees and Reports
Towards the end of my career, I told my friend/boss/co-worker that I didn’t want to be a manager. And I didn’t want to be a project leader. I didn’t want to lead period. I...