by admin | Jun 21, 2019 | Civility, Economics, Essay, Nonfiction
This week has been a difficult one for me. I had to put my dog to sleep. It was incredibly expensive to do it the way I believed it needed to be done: at home, surrounded by everyone who loves her, feeling as happy as I could make her. I found I couldn’t pay any...
by admin | May 25, 2019 | Civility, Essay, Nonfiction, Politics
It is nearly impossible to reach objective and successful conclusions if one can’t see beyond one’s own Ideology. I’m defining Ideology as a set of beliefs about the world that shape how you interact with it. Few people share identical Ideologies, at...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | Civility, Essay, Impeachment, Nonfiction, Politics
“Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history.” Abraham Lincoln We live in the most divided country that The United States has been since The Civil War. People hold strong opposing opinions about issues of great importance. Climate Change, Abortion, Vaccinations,...
by admin | May 1, 2019 | Civility, Nonfiction, Social Media, Uncategorized
I wonder if you understand the effect you can have on someone simply by clicking “Like” or commenting on a post. It is, for me, the equivalent of saying hi when we pass in the hallway. Commenting is like having taken a moment to talk to me. When I was in high school,...
by admin | Apr 3, 2019 | Civility, Fiction
“For Esme, With Love and Squalor” J.D. Salinger Brayden slammed his head against the desk hard enough that his eyes actually rolled back in his head for a second, or maybe two, before he pulled his head up off of it and started downward again. His helmet, covering his...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Civility, Essay, Nonfiction
Civility or Civil War We live in an increasingly divided country. This is the inevitable result of growing as rapidly as America has. As of December, 2018, the Census Bureau tells me we have 329.1 million people living in the United States. When I was born, in 1962,...
