Contemporary issues and ideas

The first days of the last days

August 13, 2020 8:45 am 15 minutes until it all starts. I eat a peanut butter and butter half sandwich. I walk earlier at Crab Cove, because my heart, my lungs, my voice, my love of the water and walking all need an extra boost this morning . I need the water to calmContinue reading “The first days of the last days”

My Final Year (of teaching) .

The following blogs make up the chronicle of my last year as a full-time college educator. A note to all my readers: The following blogs may often be a mess, starting and stopping, fragments, little thoughts, some fully formed story pages, some threads left dangling. I’m not sure how many photos or links I’m goingContinue reading “My Final Year (of teaching) .”

Not really me

A note on the pic: It’s not really me; I’m not angelic, not even close. Blah blah blah G…(pronounce that G with a bit of an edge, maybe say it out loud ,okay? Say “Eggg gah gah” ) My blah blah is what it is…. a certain blah blah blasé voice perhaps. I name thatContinue reading “Not really me”

The House Vote — Relativism and Righteousness

December 18, 2019 The most serious questions raised in the US House Vote for Impeachment are these: Are we incapable of reaching beyond our own narrow views of “reality,” in order to truly consider that we might be “wrong?” Is it possible to consider that, perhaps, we have been blinded by something, by someone, byContinue reading “The House Vote — Relativism and Righteousness”

Match Dot Com (ments)

Hey everyone, I’m back. For now. Match Dot Com. First, let’s be clear – seeking connections online is risky. Duh… Seeking connections by looking at a few selfies and reading “summaries” is pretty absurd, yes? I get that. But the idea/the expectation of finding a few folks to get to know with a few clicksContinue reading “Match Dot Com (ments)”