Disillusion

I am purposely writing this before the outcome of the 2020 election because, regardless of how it actually plays out, I want to express my feelings before I am sure of where we are going. The last five years, especially, have...

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A Hope in Advance

As I write this it is 10/23/20 and it is just about one and a half weeks from now before the 2020 election. Realistically, because of the mail-in voting that is so new in so many states, it is probably a full two weeks before we...

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Understanding our Past

It is often hard to understand our past. We often have a rosy picture of a time in our past that is, quite frankly, not true. Generally speaking though, this does not pose a problem. Once in a while it does. It did for me...

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Inheritance

I was watching a TV show about people fighting over an inheritance from a parent who was still alive. Included in this dustup was these siblings’ concern that their parent would spend all of her money before she died and...

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Trump & Covid-19

When I write this it is October 2, 2020. I want to make that clear in case future events impact what I say Trump went into the hospital today as a “precaution” after testing positive for Coronavirus. Later in...

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