Image from ABC. Yesterday I read an LA Times article that reported the increase in hate crimes in LA County. One of the quotes was from County…… Read more “Stop the Hate”
Category: Human Responsibility
Hope Road
I know I have written about this song before, but it always amazes me that a song I heard only once when I was in high school…… Read more “Hope Road”
The Body Still Keeps the Score
I just finished writing the most difficult research paper I’ve ever written. I decided my final paper for this term in History would be on the Indian…… Read more “The Body Still Keeps the Score”
The Lesson of History
When I was in high school, the only American History I learned was through the end of the Civil War. We never really discussed Reconstruction, Jim Crow,…… Read more “The Lesson of History”
The First Step
If I were to summarize, based on looking back over the years, trying to move on from the abuse and change my life, the first step would…… Read more “The First Step”
Mother’s Day
I am a somber writer. I suppose I try to not be a person who ignores the bad just so I can feel good. I remember Bruce…… Read more “Mother’s Day”
Let Them Eat Cake
It’s been a rough couple of days. I went “back to work” for training on Monday. It’s always difficult for me to connect with people and doing…… Read more “Let Them Eat Cake”
Shopping, and Things
Just a short post to remind people that most largely populated areas have grocery delivery. Yeah, I totally forgot it, because it costs extra and so I…… Read more “Shopping, and Things”
What’s Important
Sometimes I wonder if my view about the serious nature of our society’s continued devaluation of children is unrealistic. Maybe I really should be like everyone else…… Read more “What’s Important”
Others?
There is an unwritten, unintended implication in literature across the ages regardless its source: Everyone, everywhere, through all time, is the same. That sounds like a simplification,…… Read more “Others?”