Back in the mid/late 1980s, Robert Fulghum published a book of essays. It is titled All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten after the first essay in the book. I don’t own the book so can’t quote from the book…
Free Our Boys
I have probably relayed this story in a previous post but . . . Several years ago, a co-worker and I were chatting in the lunchroom. His only mode of transportation was his motorcycle. He mentioned that, for obvious reasons,…
Just Because You Can
I am small. I know partly because I have been told that countless times throughout my life. I used to wear clothes pretty well. For the most part, that is still true. The challenge as I have gotten older has…
I Have a Name
The Lens: As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am a fan of the show “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” If you are unfamiliar with the show, Dr. Gates and his team research the ancestry of…
Divide and Conquer
That’s what Trump does. He divides, then conquers. Just look at his own cabinet. He has put J.D. Vance in charge of the Iran negotiations. Typically, that would be the function of the Secretary of State, in this case, Marco…
A Good Person
The Lens: I was talking with my sister-in-law. The conversation wound its way around to the current mood in the US. We live in a mean, callous time. We have become a nation of people who are rude to each…
“They Lied to You”
We were lied to. What a surprise. What’s surprising isn’t that people lied to us. It’s that people so easily believe the lies. Santa Clara, about 45 miles south of San Francisco, just hosted Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium,…
Is There a Rock Bottom?
I recently read an article about an accusation of rape against Trump in the Epstein files. In the comments section, one reader said, “Does anyone really care what happens in the politicians of this country’s personal life – maybe we…
Mr. Excess
“Trump goes too far, but he’s delivering a prosperous America” was the opinion headline that caught my eye. These articles are hard for me to read, but I do because I want to try to understand the unwavering loyalty millions…
Are You Better Off?
Every presidential election, the challenging party seems to ask, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” We are meant to consider how well we are doing economically and socially. More often than not, we are supposed to…