Nature Abhors a Vacuum
Driving back from another grandkids fix, “Under The Dome” (the novel not the TV show) began to creep into my subconscious. The novel shows what happens to a rural community when a huge dome comes down over it. The humans inside find they are not equipped, mentally or...Ten In The Back and Walk Away
Two gentlemen in Florida were having a disagreement. When one man broke off the engagement and walked away, the other man shot him ten times in the back. The wounded man even begged the gunman to stop shooting. Anger and guns don’t mix. The kicker is that in Florida,...From Custer to Calaveras’ School Mascot
In the late 1950s, my father and I stood in the middle of a cotton patch. We were surrounded by an eclectic group of fellow pickers, all dragging the same long canvas sacks. My dad could fix anything with pliers and baling wire but he couldn’t fix the race issue. As...Margaritas, Mexicans and Missing Gratitude
What are we really celebrating on Cinco de Mayo? Other than my daughter’s birthday, of course. May 5th is not when Mexico celebrates its independence day. That biggie is September 16th. I was in Puerto Vallerta on Cinco de Mayo once celebrating my retirement with a...A Long Way From Darfur
Like charity, most things begin at home. And right now our society is in the throes of a homegrown epidemic. Celebrities like George Clooney have the money and notoriety to get the sickness splashed in front of millions of people internationally. His commitment to...My Books
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