This blog is written in honor of our beloved Ginger, who died on June 6, 2016. I am going to try to write this one from Ginger’s perspective. Ginger’s relationship with us coincided with the most difficult period in my Read more
Make America Great Again? With a criminal mob and their self-serving conspiracy theories directing our government? “Oh, and one more thing, you are not going to like what come’s after America . . . “—-Leonard Cohen The latest developments in Read more
A small part of my personal story is written in this blog about my unique 1980 adventure of being accepted into a black American cultural experience for three weeks. It is a short read. The book that the small blog Read more
This opsimath blogger strikes again! Somehow, the words just keep popping up in my mind like popcorn in a hot pan. Feel free to add your own corn kernels of wisdom to this one, and together we can cook up Read more
This opsimath blogger strikes again! Somehow, the words just keep popping up in my mind like popcorn in a hot pan. Feel free to add your own corn kernels of wisdom to this one, and together we can cook up Read more
There are still lots of opinions out there about how we should feel, about what we should believe, and about how to correctly perceive. Emotions, such as anger and fear, and all of the people in our lives, may be Read more
Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators Read more
Revelation 12:9: “This great dragon — the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world — was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.” John 8:44—”When he lies, he speaks his native language, Read more
This is my commentary on truth, and the falsehoods springing up around covid-19. There is a continuation of corrosive divisiveness and contrariness of many citizens within our population. There is a bizarre perception that if the facts are disputed enough, Read more
The thirteenth disciple rides again! Happy Easter to those who believe in the Easter Bunny, the risen Jesus, or whatever that keeps your spiritual row boat floating merrily and peacefully down the stream! I believe in all of us! When Read more
Are you above 60 years of age, do you have any pre-existing medical conditions, or are you a member of a lower economic group? The whole world faces an incredible challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet these three groups of Read more
The Trump administration is pushing to reopen much of the country in May, raising concerns among health experts and economists of a possible covid-19 resurgence if Americans return to their normal lives before the virus is truly stamped out. The Read more
On Tuesday, Oregon’s cannabis regulators reported that the state sold a record-breaking $84.5 million worth of weed in March as residents stocked up to prepare for government-ordered self-quarantines. In March 2019, Oregon sold $61.2 million worth of weed. The Oregon Read more
Some men have internal narratives that overrun the forces of reason and collective intelligence. Welcome to the skewed narratives and apocalyptic visions of our ignorant, self-destructive men in the White House. SOME MEN JUST WANT TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN Read more
Part Three: The Master Teacher Speaks Going my way? “Our lives begin to end, the moment that we become silent about things that matter” Martin Luther King, Jr. All human beings should consider joining a recovery program, as we are Read more
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.—Proverbs 29:18 PROFOUNDLY DISTRESSING AND HEARTBREAKING-WORLDWIDE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND AMERICA’S FAILED PRESIDENCY. WHO ELSE BUT DONALD TRUMP WOULD TURN A DISASTER INTO A Read more
The nature of self-organizing systems is that once the quiescent point (also known as the Q point, set point, the functional operation level, the balance or the homeostasis point) has been altered, the system naturally seeks a return back to Read more
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.—Proverbs 29:18 I am still not sure what the greatest threat to our country might be: Donald Trump, or COVID-19. If we continue to Read more
The following material is for those readers with intense philosophical and spiritual curiosity. In “truth” it may not be for anybody. This post is inspired by my relationship with the teacher, and the teachings of Jiddhu Krishnamurti, and a universal Read more
This post is only for those with intense philosophical and spiritual curiosity.In “truth” it may not be for anybody. This post will probably chase away the few stragglers left that still check in on my posts. “One is never afraid Read more