I am one those leading-edge Boomers, having now seen nearly 75 years pass. Given the present threats to our health, especially we older folks, I am compelled to offer here some expert witness testimony on the matter of racism, rather than wait to complete a book on the same subject…

He will not leave. He will not leave the Oval Office if he loses fairly, squarely. He will not leave if he loses marginally, but legally by all accounts. He will stay if he wins, and he will try to stay if he loses, regardless. Then what? This is a…

I wish to offer these ideas focusing on what I will call “reconstructing policing in the USA.” “Reconstruction implies first the “deconstructing” of these hierarchies; this is related to interpretations of defunding police, but I prefer to think in terms of how “we” as citizens, get more value from those…

(Installment №2 in a series.) Following Installment is an Introduction, written in 3rd person…. The author (me)presents this, the memoir of his spiritual journey — his Tao — in chronological order, beginning with the events surrounding the passing of his wife in 1994. He shares that his present view is…

(Installment №1 of a series.) As a child of the country, I had the opportunity to roam, explore and interact with nature. Thich Nhat Hahn, revered Buddhist monk nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize, might say that I was inter-being with Nature. I would say…

As I write this in April, 2020, the terrorist reign of the virus has not even yet reached full pitch in the United States, and thousands are dying around the globe. The virus has shown us just how connected we are, and I pray we remember that we are part…

(Installment №2 of a two-part story.) As anyone who has been into a store as of May, 2020 is fully aware, various businesses have already implemented protective measures. We see human footprint or other images on the floor at checkout lines reminding us of the need to maintain 6-feet separation…

(Installation №1 of a series.) To begin this discussion, let’s engage in a brief review of what can be considered facts, setting the stage for the more detailed discussion in the later chapters. …

(Installment №6: Please start with the August 4, 2020 “Introduction” for orientation to the entire series.) January 21, 1945, Joe was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, moving over to the left seat in the cockpit, becoming an aircraft commander for the remainder of the war. His last ten missions were in…