Blog 66: Pigeon Time
I am taking a break from worries about COVID, politics and social justice for this week. After read a hard to believe story about the sale of one pigeon I decided to share a little tale from my life. Cousins. Read more…
Blog 65: Police/Community Relationships
A very rough description of the Experimental Method is the attempt to hold extraneous variables constant so the independent variable of interest is the one that changes. If the outcome changes the scientist infers the variable of interest is the Read more…
Blog 64: Peace
I am writing today’s blog before election day results are complete. With all of the boarding up of businesses, gun purchases, and National Guard alerts, I join many others in praying for peace. I tried to think of something happy Read more…
Blog 63: Adapting to Scary Times
Scary Times: COVID, Hurricane Zeta, and Halloween are scary times indeed, but the divisions in our country are the most frightening to me. By this time next week, the election will be drawing to a close. No matter who wins Read more…
Blog 62: Hunger, Social Justice
I have very thoughtful readers. I thank those who took the time to respond to both the hunger issue and the social justice issue. The responses were intelligent and respectful. COINCIDENCE alert: Last Thursday as my blog on hunger was Read more…
Blog 61: Hunger
Expenditures reflect priorities. I did some research for a poem. I want to share what I found because some of it surprised me. This is a busy time of the year for sports — World Series, the NBA, WNBA playoffs, Read more…
Blog 60: Yea Teachers
Praise for teachers: When our oldest son Scott was in the second grade, I attended a Parent’s Day class at Fairview Elementary in Normal, Illinois. I clearly remember my first thought was — this is chaos!! I also remember thinking—I Read more…
Blog 59: Judicial Concerns
Anniversary: Early October is always a tough week for us. October 2, 2001, as our nation was coping with 9/11, I received a call from our son-in law, Shawn. Our daughter Dawn was killed when a trash truck ran a Read more…
Blog 58: White Power, Black Power, Human Power
Good news this week: Jeny had her heart catherization and she was given a clean bill of health. She has a very manageable genetic heart condition with a very unmanageable name. In Mobile, we have the yard clean from the Read more…
Blog 57: The Alabama Police Chief and Me
Update: Several of you asked about Jeny. Her procedure is postponed until Monday because of Hurricane Sally. Neither Jeny nor her doctor are overly concerned about her heart. She has a place on her heart to be investigated. It may Read more…