Blog 233: Forgiveness, Democracy
TRC. I want to begin my return from Oxford with a positive story that brought tears to my eyes. The story was a prominent part of modern history but somehow I missed it. Only recently did I become aware of Read more…
Blog 232: Wedding in Oxford, England
Errors and Solutions. We made it to our granddaughter’s wedding in Oxford, England and had a great time with family and forming new friends from the groom’s side. We had fun, fine food and even the weather was good. Along Read more…
Blog 231: Wedding Travel, Crime Rate
England. On Tuesday, Jeny and I will board a plane in Mobile and fly to London, England. We will be driven to Oxford. We will be attending the wedding of our oldest granddaughter on Saturday. Andrea earned her PhD. in Read more…
Blog 230: Crossing Divides, Roosevelt Snub, Capitalism, Media Bias
Crossing Divides. We spent a couple of days at the beach. I tried to clear my mind of the political divisions in our country. When that failed, I have been trying to cross the divide by having dialogs with friends Read more…
Blog 229: Dishonest Leadership, Climate Change, Paris
Dishonest leadership. A reader sent me an article on the rise of dishonest leadership. The reader is politically conservative. I found it to be very interesting, insightful and well written. Although most people will read it as a statement about Read more…
Blog 228: Olympics, David Kimani
Paris 2024. I hope everyone has been enjoying the Olympics. I am in awe of the work ethic and success of Katie Ledecky. I have no words for the athletic talent of Simone Biles in the vault. As a psychologist, Read more…
Blog 227: Anniversary, Immigration, DEI
Happy Anniversary: Sixty-two years is a long time to live and a very long time to have the privilege of being married to the same person. Last Sunday, July 28, 2024, Jeny and I celebrated our 62nd wedding anniversary. Many Read more…
Blog 226: Assassinations, Dialog, Sunscreen
Mailchimp had technical difficulties again last week. The following was intended for last week. Assassinations. It is hard to face but the attempt on former President Trump’s life is not a rare event. Assassinatio attempts are more common than we Read more…
Blog 225: The Fourth and Freedom
This was supposed to go out last week. Sorry for the technical difficulties. I celebrate my freedom on this day. The long-ago freedom from British rule has been very beneficial for me and worth celebrating. I have thought a lot Read more…
Blog 224: Presidential Debate, Observations of the Right and the Left
My editor is at the beach, all errors are the responsibility of yours truly. Presidential Debate. If my blog distribution goes as usual, this blog will be available Thursday morning. Thursday night is the first 2024 presidential debate. I am Read more…