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Monthly Archives: July 2020
How Did We Become Extremists?
As I look around me, the conclusion seems inevitable – we are all becoming extremists. In prior years, politics were able to function based on the ability of our representatives to reach a compromise regarding important issues. No one got … Continue reading
Posted in America, News and politics, Politics, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
3 Comments
Vaccine Crisis
The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has created massive economic disruption, loss of life, educational challenges, and social warfare between those feeling the need to protect themselves and their families from disease and those who want to live their lives as they … Continue reading
Posted in America, Covid-19, Health and wellness, Medicine, News and politics, Organizations, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Health, Life, Lifestyle
1 Comment
Mayonnaise
Can you picture your life without mayo? Who’s willing to give up potato salad or coleslaw? It’s pure Americana in tasty kind of way. However, like a lot of what makes our country great, mayonnaise originally came from elsewhere. I … Continue reading
Posted in America, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Cooking, Life, Lifestyle, Mayonnaise
2 Comments
Time
TIME For thousands of years we measured its passage by the seasons, the phases of the moon. Then, the tolling of church bells and large tower clocks separated our days into smaller portions. For time itself has no divisions … Continue reading
Posted in America, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Time, Uncategorized
Tagged Life, Philosophy
1 Comment
On Travel And Movement
Welcome to Poetry Monday. For a number of Mondays to come, I will feature a series of poems, all relating to the theme of travel by one of my favorite poets, Peter Ferenczi. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
1 Comment
The Golden Record
As we remain locked inside our suddenly shrunken world by the very real threat of our worldwide pandemic, I am comforted and made hopeful that there are amongst us dreamers with visions of possibilities for life way beyond our current … Continue reading
Posted in America, Music, NASA, News and politics, Organizations, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Life, Philosophy, The Golden Record
11 Comments
The Travel Bug
Maybe it’s my ancestral gypsy blood. Perhaps, it’s my natural curiosity about people and places different from mine. Whatever the reason, I love to travel, and have been fortunate enough to see many parts of our globe over the course … Continue reading
Posted in America, Covid-19, National Parks, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged France, Life, Lifestyle
1 Comment
Beauty – But At What Price?
Beauty – At what price? There was a recent article by Jan Henderson on the lengthy media coverage of the death during cosmetic surgery of aspiring Chinese pop star Wang Bei. The details are tragic: She was only 24. … Continue reading
Posted in America, Beauty, Happiness, Health and wellness, Lies, News and politics, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Life, Lifestyle, Plastic surgery
2 Comments
Easy Credit
The willingness of credit card companies and stores to offer easy to obtain credit to people who should not be buying anything on which they will have to pay 18+% interest, trapping unsophisticated people into a life-long cycle of debt … Continue reading
Posted in America, Finance and Investing, Lies, News and politics, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Economy, Life, Lifestyle
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An Investing Tragedy
Alexander Kearns, a 20 year old sophomore management student at the University of Nebraska committed suicide after his account at Robinhood, an online financial app, showed him with a negative balance of over $700,000. The app, targeted at young people, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Finance and Investing, Lies, News and politics, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Education, Life, Stocks
1 Comment
