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We were at the brink. We were staring into the abyss. Our fragile democracy seemed to be on the verge of shattering. The breach in our two hundred and forty-five year old experiment in governing appeared ruptured beyond rationality. Reason seemed to have dissolved. Disapproval had desended into violent dissention Then we saw. Our democracyContinue reading “In Search of Unity”

“At the end of the day, it is a lack of compassion.” Hospital Nurse in El Paso, Texas. The above observation from the El Paso hospital nurse appears in an online HuffPost article with the headline, “Our Health Care Heroes Are Getting Fed Up With Us.” The frustration stems from the millions of us whoContinue reading “‘Tis the Season…to be Smarter”

“Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future.” Fly Like An Eagle – The Steve Miller Band “What we are doing is waiting.” Shannon Stirone, nymag.com As I write this blog, it is nine o’clock in the morning. But, what does that really mean? It is nine o’clock in relation to what? My granddaughtersContinue reading “Time Will Tell”

Were it not for Jannie Jones, it is possible that Joe Biden might not be President-Elect today. Who is Jannie Jones, you ask? She is not a pundit. She is not a powerful political operative. Jannie Jones is a 76-year-old church usher whose grandmother came to America aboard a slave ship. To understand Ms. Jones’Continue reading “One Vote, One Person Does Matter”

As my friend, Chris Berry, reminds us, former CBS Anchoman Dan Rather had some choice words to describe past elections too close to call. These are just a few of them. The race “is tick-tight right now.”“This race is hotter than a Laredo parking lot.”“This race is tighter than the lugnuts on a rusted ’56Continue reading “Our Nation Divided”

A Sci-Fi Flight of Fantasy for Anyone Who Believes Reality is Fake News Somewhere in the Multi-Verse Oh man, you gotta see this!” said the young one in his native tongue. “See what?” his older friend said. “This new program I got! It is so freakin’ cool!” The friend turned a full circle, looking atContinue reading “The Simulator”

“Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning.” Gus Kahn, Lyricist, 1922 Sitting in a rocking chair painted Charleston Green, making it appear almost black, I am at peace. I am on my front porch, realizing why this architectual feature is so fundamental here in the South. It makes me wonderContinue reading “Carolina in the Morning”

Peter Jennings, I suspect, would be deeply saddened by what has happened to Beirut, in Lebanon. Peter, who passed away fifteen years ago this August month of 2020, was an expert in Middle East affairs. He was based in Beirut beginning in the late 1960’s at what was the first television news bureau in theContinue reading “Requiem for Beirut”

“Diversity doesn’t mean black and white only.” Henry Louis Gates, Historian “Life isn’t black and white. It’s a million gray areas.” Ridley Scott, Filmmaker If the title of this blog seems contradictory, it was meant to be. It is clear that nuance seems to be largely MIA in our polarized society today. If you areContinue reading “Nuance: It is as Plain as Black and White”

There is a famous line from the 1967 movie, Cool Hand Luke, which starred Paul Newman. The line is, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” What we’ve got in today’s world is not so much failure to communicate. What we’ve got is a superabudance in ways to communicate; a boundless magnitude of lightningContinue reading “Communication Overload”