America and Americans

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then to loosen up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker. 

I began to think alone, “to relax,” I told myself. But I knew it wasn’t true. Thinking became more and more […]

Many Americans were thrilled to watch the charity funding site where Houston Texans JJ Watt started with a $200,000 goal to raise money for Hurricane Harvey victims that raced pass $20 million. That type of giving is about to go away. One of President Trump’s campaign promises was tax reform that he suggested include drastic

Did you know that God and Mother Nature now live in 90210? I didn’t either – at least until Jennifer Lawrence proclaimed this past week that she knows for a fact Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are Mother Nature’s punishment of Americans for electing Donald Trump. With that proclamation I am certain J-Law and Mother Nature

How about a pause from politics, hurricanes, and nuclear war today? Let’s do it! I am probably the only one you know that struggles with letting go. I think I have a memory twice that of an elephant. Sometimes that is good. But often it creates difficulties for me. I hold grudges far too long.

Stupid question, right? There are so many things going on in the U.S. not to mention the World. I thought we today would simply touch on several of those: Houston/South Texas I was born in Pasadena, Texas, a suburb of Houston. I have relatives who live all through the area. My father passed away a

Hate speech is speech which attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gender. We have seen hate speech used again and again throughout modern history, but never in the U.S. as we see now. Is hate speech actually protected speech under the

Lesson #1 A sales rep, an administration clerk, and their manager were walking to lunch when they found an antique oil lamp. They rubbed it and a Genie popped out. The Genie said, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.” “Me first! Me first!” said the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas

I am trying to comprehend all of the explanations for the furor surrounding last weekend’s demonstrations turned riots turned murder in Charlottesville, Virginia. Forgive me, but as a true Southerner I am a bit simple in many ways. Although I stay tuned to the political happenings in D.C., I often struggle as I am today

Yes, I said it. We are going to tackle the most critical, most misunderstood, and most visual issue of the day, without getting personal or negative. In this narrative I will not mention names of individuals or groups, or ever get into the “I” or “you” or “they” mode. This will be difficult, but is

“Antifa.” We’ve all heard of the the group. I wrote about it some time ago when they made the news all dressed in black and masks, tearing apart the streets and buildings at Portland and Berkeley. The name is a shortened version of “anti-Fascists.” Obviously that means they are against fascism.  Now that Antifa is