The world seems to be in utter turmoil to many of us. The Russian invasion of Ukraine. The disaster in Afghanistan and the coddling of Iran’s zealots suggests terrorism on the rise. A doddering man who is incapable of leading the free world. Two years of stopping the spread. Lockdowns. Shut downs. Masks. Vaccines. Soaring … Continue reading
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Saturday was the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. This was one of those days that sticks with people – maybe more like a week or two, really. I had gone into work in Dallas early, and so was sitting at my desk when I started seeing reports of a … Continue reading
I’ve talked a lot about how lucky I am – that I lead a charmed life. It isn’t that bad things don’t happen to me, but even when they do, I seem to luck my way into a better situation. A friend has taken to nicknaming me Domino, because things just seem to fall into … Continue reading
I am so sad. I was so looking forward to expressing my excitement – my JOY!!! – at the launch of SpaceX’s Dragon, and its arrival at the ISS. Instead we have cities across the U.S. on fire, and mobs of criminals roaming our streets. The RULE OF LAW is one of the main defining … Continue reading
9-11-2001. Every time this anniversary rolls around, it seems more and more unreal that it happened. But it did. I remember I’d gone into work early, and someone said a plane had crashed in New York, and sitting at my desk checking the news online. Getting home to my family and spending the day in … Continue reading
I live in Dallas, and I am saddened and sickened by what happened here. When Martin Luther King delivered his iconic “I have a dream” speech, he said that he longed for the day when a man would be judged by the content of his character, not by the color of his skin. Why is … Continue reading
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