I want to start off by saying that I am absolutely ignorant in the world of political analysis, which clearly makes me qualified to go on TV and offer opinions (right?). But I guess my amazingly perfect take will be limited to this blog. Oh well… While I was very pleased with most of the … More Wednesday – Ignorance of a Wanna-Be Pundit
Today is Election Day. An exciting day…at least I think so. I’m always touched, inspired, and honestly a little optimistic when I step up to the voting machine. It’s not quite as cool as the old-school setup where you’d pull a curtain shut behind you and flick those retro-looking switches (remember those? You felt like … More Tuesday – Election Day
I’m cheating today. I am sharing an opinion post that I didn’t write but saw shared on Facebook (Thanks to Gaylan for sharing!) It comes from a former West Virginia legislator. I have thought about,and had a lot of discussions about her topic. It is one reason why I write this blog. She puts it … More Friday – Bearing Witness
If I was elected! I’ve thought about this probably more than I should. But hey — when you’re a kid you imagine you’re the star quarterback or the point guard. As an adult, maybe it’s not that strange to imagine you’re the President or a senator… right? (Okay, maybe a little strange. But stick with … More Saturday – If I was Elected
(I wrote this years ago but current events brought it back to mind and I thought I would share again with slight edits) I want to tell you a story about three men — Tege, Tesfa, and Manny. Three very different lives. Two businessmen from Ethiopia. One baseball player from the U.S. All three successful … More Tesfa, Tege and Manny
I went to the No Kings Protest yesterday. It seemed like something I should do. I mean, it should be obvious that we do not want a king, or a king-wanna-be, here in the United States of America. Now, there are folks on the right saying, “We don’t have a king! Trump won a national … More Sunday – No Kings
I have great hope for peace in the Middle East. I have great hope for peace in Ukraine. And if both of those things actually happen, then credit should absolutely go to a lot of people…including our President. But does he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, as some have suggested?My opinion: absolutely not. Let’s start … More Wednesday – The Peace Prize Problem
Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated. That sentence has been echoing in my head for five days now. No matter what I think of him, no matter what you think of him, assassination is not the answer. Debate, yes. Disagreement, absolutely. But violence? Never. I’ve wrestled with this all week. I knew who … More Sunday September 14 – Some Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Claude is Ai tool. I asked it this: “Write a blog post with soft sarcasm about the president and his tariffs” Claude responded: I’ll write a blog post with gentle sarcasm about tariffs policy. Let me create something that’s witty but not overly partisan. I’ve written a blog post that uses gentle, soft sarcasm to … More I asked Claude to write a post…
[] Happy Birthday to my youngest!!! [] I tell you, it’s a feeling when one of the sports figures you watched a ton of when they played passes away. You think, “man, he wasn’t that old” then you see a recent picture and it blasts you in the face. Ryne Sandburg passed away yesterday and … More Tuesday July 29
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