PinnedCivics LessonsIt is 4:30 in the morning and several predictable things have happened. The President of the United States is not only lying, but…Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
To My ChildrenI meant to write this a few weeks ago when the anti immigrant narratives started to dominate the discourse, but got distracted going to…Nov 61Nov 61
Profiles in(real)courage vs. fake courageI’ve been thinking about John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage and how we have seen both real courage and fake courage by American leaders…Jul 24Jul 24
A winter and spring of SaudadeThe Portuguese have a term for feeling longing and melancholy, saudade, which has dominated my heart since my beloved father passed away…Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023
Pro life and Pro choiceMy four kids are the most important accomplishment of my life- I have been lucky to see them grow into amazing adults who are making the…Jun 25, 20221Jun 25, 20221
No gunman acts aloneThe NPR reporter stated somberly this morning about the latest school massacre in Texas that, “it is believed the gunman acted alone.” No…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
EpiphaniesToday, January 6th, Americans of many beliefs are remembering a year ago when what we thought we knew about our country was challenged by…Jan 6, 20221Jan 6, 20221
The DINO From West VirginiaFor many years, some Republicans have been tarred by their opponents as “RINOS,” “Republicans in Name Only.” I didn’t know until I did a…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
Guns, guns, gunsDeaths by gun has sadly become a lot like climate change, constantly in the background, occasionally in the foreground as with the tragic…Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
I’m from planet Kindness, Senator Paul, and I ran on the boys track team in 1967 !Today Senator Rand Paul, (who can’t seem to spend serious time addressing the wrongfulness of a member of his party who has threatened the…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
