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
Category: American Life
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
The End of Tolerance
I was following a thread on Facebook where people were offended by the word "fuck" on a t-shirt. It basically said, "Fuck Trump and the people who voted for him" and went on to condemn those who still support him, after everything we've seen him do and say. My feeling on the word is that … Continue reading The End of Tolerance
Memorial Day
Several friends tried to remind us that the reason we observe Memorial Day is to honor those who died fighting to uphold the Constitution. We don't "celebrate" their deaths--we mourn them. This is not a "happy" day. It's a somber one. And looking back, tell me how many wars have we fought since 1776 to … Continue reading Memorial Day
The Fallacy of Background Checks
It's happened again and again since I last wrote about gun control--more senseless shootings, murders, suicides, and accidents. And everyone is searching for answers: better doors, fewer doors, arming teachers and projectionists. None of these "solutions" really limit the number of guns flooding into our streets, schools and certainly not into our homes. So many … Continue reading The Fallacy of Background Checks
A Look into Football’s Future
Article clipped from a 2028 website: NFL Calls it Quits Jun, 4: (AP) The National Football League, facing another round of ex-player lawsuits, has formally dissolved and declared bankruptcy. It is expected that the struggling AFL, now down to three teams, will soon follow suit. Looking back, it was clear the end was near … Continue reading A Look into Football’s Future
Seattle’s Homeless—Another Solution
Seattle, like many cities large and small all over the country, is facing a homeless crisis. The homeless have been studied, vilified, embraced, patronized, and pushed from one encampment to another as we struggle with a real solution to the problem. As I see it, (and I'm no expert), there are many reasons people resort … Continue reading Seattle’s Homeless—Another Solution
The Black Panther and Education
We just saw The Black Panther to escape from the oppressive heat here in Redmond. Before you reply "88 degrees? That's nothing it's 104 here in...," consider that we're not used to it, and we don't have air-conditioning, as we usually only have a few days of heat every year. No one wants to see me sleep … Continue reading The Black Panther and Education
Beta V—Creating, Mentoring, Storytelling 
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