Uvalde in Perspective. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas where 19 children died in a school shooting. The single spectacular event was indeed a tragedy, a travesty. May 24, 2022, remains an infamous day of pictures, names, stories, and later the funerals. The Read more…
Mother’s Day. I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day. We had a special one. Jeny was able to see both sons, two grandsons and one daughter-in-law. She had calls and texts from the other grandchildren. She heard from the other daughter-in-law, our son-in-law and his wife, two sisters-in-law, nieces Read more…
Pulitzer. I never experienced regional bigotry until I moved to Alabama. The reality of prejudgments about and stereotyping of Alabama have been common experiences. Jeny and I have observed the bigotry in the media and in person. For example, Jeny was installing a computer system in a hospital in Connecticut. Read more…
We have out of town guests, so my blog is brief this week. Odds and ends: What a Black man discovered when he met the White mother he never knew (msn.com) McWorter Part 3. McWorter’s second of three big questions is — “Why do they get away with it?” His Read more…
Gun regulation AND values. Switzerland has a high percentage of gun ownership and a low incidence of gun violence. To my mind a recent article demonstrates the importance of strong restrictions for the privilege of owning guns AND personal values in their use. Switzerland has had no mass shootings in Read more…
Unbiased News Source. I read my hometown newspaper online every morning. I start with the obituaries looking for friends or acquaintances. I confess, I also check to see if someone older than me died. Recently, as a result of my subscription to the Wichita Eagle, I began receiving The Daily Read more…
Another View. After a long delay, I finally got a copy of John McWorter’s book, “Woke Racism – How a New Religion has betrayed Black America.” I have just started to read it. I will be sharing my understanding of his writing as I work my way through the chapters. Read more…
Blue Square. The Passover celebration in the Jewish community began last night — April 5. Celebrants ate a Seder dinner. Some will have a second Seder tonight. The celebration continues until April 13. I wish all a Happy Passover. I have been made aware of the Blue Square developed by Read more…
Update. I am slowly returning to normal. I bought a new Honda Ridgeline. I figured the quality of my old one helped save our lives, so I will go with another one. I had a lot of hassle with banks and Schwab getting the money together but finally accomplished the Read more…
Amidst the chaos of our car wreck, we had good news. As some of you know Jeny has been diagnosed with a congenital heart issue. The problem is not life threatening but greatly affects her quality of life. If momma’s quality of life is affected, mine is likewise. The main Read more…