What’s Your Cell Phone VoiceMail Message Say?
I got a new cell phone recently. As the world stood in line to pick up the latest iPhone 8, I graduated to the 6S. I pride myself on that actually. As with all new phones in the 21st century, … Read More
An Unexpected #MeToo Aftershock
Who among us hasn’t been touched, in some way, by the snowballing power of the #MeToo campaign that swept through our lives recently? It’s impact has been so great, it has been chosen as Time Magazine‘s cover for “Person of the … Read More
My Social Media Experiment
On October 19, I announced on Facebook that I was going to limit my time on social media, particularly Facebook, Twitter, and eMail to two 30-minute spans of time each day. Seventy-three people responded to that post and 30 … Read More
What is this crisis in masculinity?
Today’s post began a week ago when I watched the video of actor Emma Thompson talking to the BBC in the wake of the harvey weinstein downfall. As you listen to the video, you’ll hear Ms. Thompson refer to a … Read More
In Memory of Ian Mathie
Ian Mathie, a frequent commenter here, an infrequent Skype friend, and a constant source of encouragement and really bad email jokes, has died. We are awaiting an official statement from his family; all I know currently is that he died on Tuesday, May … Read More
My Mission
A few weeks ago, I posted my “Proposed Mission Statement” and asked for your feedback via Survey Monkey. I thank you for taking the time. Here is the latest draft; the question remains how to use it. (Not asking for … Read More
A Proposed Mission Statement
Greetings. I’m currently traveling with my grandson Mikah and will return next week. In the meantime, I hope you’ll take a look at my proposed mission statement for my blog. And, at the end, use the link to hop … Read More
Sitting in Ambiguity
Life is not going well for us liberal elites. I’m not just talking about the surprise election result. I’m thinking of the rising wave of anti-intellectualism, anti-science, anti-common-sense that pervades my world of late. The rise of fundamentalism around … Read More