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The blog was not distributed last week due to technical errors. I hope it is fixed. Jerry
Blog 135: Hand Violence, Shaq and Karl Malone
By now, everyone probably knows Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars this year. Chris made a joke about Will Smith’s wife and Will reacted by walking onto the stage and slapping Chris with an open hand. Will was Read more…
Blog 134: Transgender, KKK
I struggled with my thoughts about transgender participation in sport. I have had no direct experience with anyone who is transgender. I have never talked in depth with anyone who has first-hand knowledge of transgender people. I have good friends Read more…
Blog 134: Family Visit, Police Stand Off.
Brief blog: My life got complicated. Some good news, some not so good. Consequently, my blog is brief this week. The good news began with visits from family. Andrea Tilstra, our oldest granddaughter was in the United States for a Read more…
Blog 133: Fasting, Misinformation
Misinformation. A headline caught my eye this week – “Woke church won’t use hymns written by White people.” The headline was misleading. The church was not going to stop singing hymns written by white people. It was going to fast Read more…
Blog 132: March Madness, Women’s Sports
Faith. March Madness is over and we are now in the seasons of Passover and Easter. These are two important events of for people of faith. I wish everyone a meaningful season. KU –Carolina Basketball. I got my wish – Read more…
Blog 131: Psychological Illusions, March Madness
Psychological Illusions. Watching the NCAA Men’s Tournament, I was reminded of an experience I had during my time at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I worked there for six months in 1990. Unlike football obsessed Alabama, North Carolina Read more…
Blog 130: Monetary Inflation, March Madness, Aging, A Sermon,
Monetary Inflation. Inflation is a major problem for all of us. I believe too many people have simplistic answers to why monetary inflation is occurring. Inflation is not caused by one person or anything that can be described by one Read more…
Blog: Supremacy, Not Whiteness
Oops. At my age, linguistic habits are hard to change. I did it again. I messed up prejudice and prejudiced in last week’s blog. Please forgive me. I will do better. James Lindsay. A good friend recommended I listen to Read more…
Blog 128: White Supremacy, Ukraine, Good News.
Critical Race Theory As I have said, I am determined to educate myself about critical race theory (CRT). I do not want to make a knee jerk acceptance or a knee jerk rejection. As I expected, my reading and thinking Read more…