Chapter 27: 1946 • Sonora ~ My father believed that life was hard work. He believed you had to earn everything you got, and that to get anything done right you had to do it yourself. He believed that you always finished what you started,... Continue
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Anyone who’s raised children knows that of three basic freedoms - to say “no,”, to relocate, to choose friends - the freedom to say “no” is among the earliest to manifest. As an element of basic freedom, animal life has said “no” from its very... Continue
Along with The Big Lie, we’ve now got The Big Quit – people walking off their jobs. It’s crazy out there, it’s all too much, the problems of this world. Thank God there are a few inspiring things happening that excite me. Queen Latifah, star... Continue
Along with The Big Lie, we’ve now got The Big Quit – people walking off their jobs. It’s crazy out there, it’s all too much, the problems of this world. Thank God there are a few inspiring things happening that excite me. Queen Latifah, star... Continue
Is the purpose of government to protect the common welfare or protect private property? This question is at the heart of American politics and encapsulates many of the differences between those on the right and those on the left. Conservatives argue that individual liberty is... Continue
2022 is only weeks old and even cynics must admit that it is shaping up to be a Great Good News Year. Considering what we've been through in the last -- what? -- five, ten, 240 years, we can probably all agree that we deserve... Continue
What have we learned from this pandemic? Maybe who our friends are, who stuck with us, who disappeared? Or, how to ride the waves of constant not-knowing? I wish I could say I’ve gotten better at self-discipline. I would like to believe I’m more aware... Continue
I watched the movie Koyaanisqatsi when I was in my thirties. The images stay with me to this day. According to Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni, the Hopi word koyaanisqatsi (Hopi pronunciation: [kojɑːnisˈkɑtsi]) is defined as "life of moral corruption and turmoil" or "life out of balance."... Continue
The bitter defeat of the Biden Administration’s signature initiative, the Build Back Better plan to reset the terms of American capitalism, has black-pilled me about the near-term prospects of a progressive shift in course in our national politics to deal with the coming century of... Continue
Chapter 26: 1946 • Sonora ~ Squatting on the front stoop in the low afternoon sun, Betty, all of six, and Claudia just four, sat wondering what kind of trouble they could get into, when their plans were cut short. An eerie howling, like a trapped... Continue