Commentary
Trump Flag: What It Means to the Person Flying It.
Their rage wants a voice. They’re entitled. They don’t need to be reasonable when they’ve been ignored all this time.
Read MoreHearing Aids – Multifunctional Appliances.
Hearing aids seem like a rite of passage – a concession to age. Some may not want to take the step, but the rewards are worth it.
Read MoreFaith Sustains a Free Enterprise Capitalistic System
Our monetary system depends on faith to function.
Read MoreHome Movies – Dad’s Passion
I didn’t post anything yesterday as promised I would each day. I absolve myself. I made the rule. My intentions remain strong. As long as they are not leading directly to hell, I’m okay with everything. This is familiar territory in many ways. I’ll explain. I observed my father as I was growing up. So…
Read MoreCommunity Theater – Businessman in a Strange Land
#communitytheater #littletheater #amateurtheter Executive producer! That’s my title. Acquired by default, I hasten to add. A little over three years ago, a theater buddy and I decided to start an amateur theater company. I was retired, had time on my hands, and lots of experience on stage. I knew nothing of managing a production, let…
Read MoreForgiving An Unfaithful Partner Ambivalence Takes Over
#divorce #betrayal #infidelity #marriagecounselling #brokenfamily Truth in the therapist’s office is an elusive thing. I could go all week convinced that I no longer wanted to return to my marriage. I missed my children very much. But every time I checked in with them they were doing fine. They were so accustomed to having me…
Read MoreCertainty Never a Given in Remarriage
#Divorce #Remarriage #Therapy #Doubt “You didn’t!” a friend exclaimed when I told her that I posted my most recent article. “I’d have thought you’d write it and throw it away.” “Why? It was part of my life, all those years ago.” “But why now, so long . . . What, over 30 years . .…
Read MoreBlack Panthers at War – General Patton’s African-American Tankers
Mention the Black Panthers, and anyone born after World War II will probably recall the political party that was founded as part of the Black Power movement in the 1960s. Less likely is that anyone recalls a group of African-American G. I. tankers who fought under General George Patton in his armor campaign in Europe…
Read MoreHelicopter Parenting – Overparenting an Epidemic
#overparenting #childrearing #parental Helicopter parenting is the term for it. In The Overparenting Epidemic, George S. Glass, MD and David Tabatsky cast a wide net. The authors want to engage parents in an examination of their own parenting practices. Toward that end, the authors gently guide readers with self-assessment exercises and oblique anecdotes about some…
Read MoreElephants, Mankind’s Last Innocence Endangered
#elephants #poaching #endangeredspecies #safari When Cecil, a magnificent twelve year old male lion, was killed by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, the world took note. Finally, a cowardly act so outrageous in its cruelty gave rise to an outcry from thousands. Perhaps now, in the anger and grief, attention will be focused on the…
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