I saw a post which blamed the world's problems including (and especially) global warming on over-population. I won't repeat the horribly racist comments, but given the number of people who piled on to this theory, I can see there are a host of others who ascribe to its tenets. I cannot.However, I agree, more people … Continue reading On Overpopulation and Global Warming
Blog Posts
Of Walls and Love
After having seen the number of replies on a local TV station's Facebook page advocating for the wall, I thought I would bring my point of view to bear on the controversy.Given the amount and polarity of the rhetoric, it's clear that the Reds want a wall. What most have not grasped is that the … Continue reading Of Walls and Love
The Wall
I wrote a letter to the editor of the Seattle Times and it was published on Dec 26, 2018. I have included the original text--their version gets to the meat of the subject, but is somewhat abbreviated. There should be no walls in the wilderness... The poor cannot eat a wall. While bridges fail, forests … Continue reading The Wall
A Christmas Story
I wrote a short story for my Facebook friends that I thought you would enjoy. Christmas 1969: I arrived in Vietnam in April (IIRC) of 1969 and flew helicopter combat and resupply missions until one day in late December, the Captain came up to me. "Mr. Vaughn?" "Yes, sir," I said, thinking "Now what?" "Do … Continue reading A Christmas Story
Veterans Day, 2018
It's Veterans Day. It's a day when some of us recognize those who sacrificed part or their entire lives to service. Some were drafted (or in my case, nearly so), some enlisted gleefully, some reluctantly, some were raised to serve by military families. Too many were forced into service by harsh economic circumstances--too poor or … Continue reading Veterans Day, 2018
The Republican’s Federalist Agenda
Consider that the Republican agenda from before the Regan years has been to stack the court with arch-conservatives. They realized that even a balanced or right-leaning Supreme Court overturned law after law passed to promote their corporatist, Federalist, misogynist, homophobic, and racist views. Their sponsors, the giant fossil fuel companies, the pharma lobby, the mining … Continue reading The Republican’s Federalist Agenda
Pictures and Stories from Alaska
I met many, many delightful people on my last tour/cruise to Alaska. This was Marilyn and my eleventh (or is it twelfth) trip to this beautiful state. I promised many of these people that I would post some of the best of my pictures here on my website and I'll put a few of them … Continue reading Pictures and Stories from Alaska
On Direction
Since I (really) hate pollsters who call just as I put the first fork of Marilyn's hot dinner in my mouth, I rarely answer, so when I was sent an online poll just recently by one of our Congresswomen, I responded. Many of you know I spent over forty years in information technology handling data, creating … Continue reading On Direction
Sabotage
I'm a fiction writer with a vivid imagination. Last night in a dream, I imagined a time when Russians planted moles, saboteurs, and spies in the highest offices in the country. These villains infiltrated every police department and even the military with men whose sole purpose was to weaken the United States from within. The … Continue reading Sabotage
On Patriotism
A FaceBook friend encouraged me to expand on a quote I made several days ago. Trump does not represent the best of the United States. He personifies the worst of us. He represents the fearful, the White Supremacists, the corrupt, the greedy, the misogynists, the homophobes, the xenophobes and the people who don't care about … Continue reading On Patriotism
Beta V—Creating, Mentoring, Storytelling 
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