An Ode to Time2025. As the new year approached last week, I found myself thinking back 10 years. It was February in 2015 and I was busy shutting down the…Jan 6Jan 6
Cutting Social Security Benefits is NOT an OptionI’m one of the last of the Baby Boomers, born in 1963 and now just one year from Social Security retirement benefits eligibility. Not…Jun 9, 2024Jun 9, 2024
Why Customer Service and Workmanship Quality has Declined — A Working Theory (pun intended)We’re living in a frustrating new age. One in which poor and often ineffective interactions with customer service representatives, and…Jan 7, 20232Jan 7, 20232
Republicans in the House — Perpetual Misguidance and Dereliction of DutyEvery since the mid-term elections and Republicans winning a majority in the House of Representatives, their new leadership, under who…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Attacking Woke Culture Has Become a Litmus Test for Ignorance, Fear, HateIt’s the word of the day: Woke. A term that refers to awareness, understanding, empathy. And yet anything even resembling a Woke…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
The Fall of American Democracy and Why it MattersFirst, let me say that this is NOT a political commentary, but a social one, intended to illuminate the connection between the current…Nov 1, 20222Nov 1, 20222
We All Should be Very Concerned about Ron DeSantisIn a press conference at the end of August, the governor of Florida made this statement: “Florida is the state where woke goes to die.”…Oct 29, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Smart Phones, Dysfunctional SocietyWe’ve all noticed it. Well, by “we” I mean anyone over 30: People’s obsession with constantly looking at their smart phones. Aside from the…Oct 22, 20222Oct 22, 20222
What I Look Forward to the Most as Mask Mandates are RepealedIn just 10 days, Oregon will repeal its indoor mask mandate. While I have some mixed feelings about this decision, given that there are…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022