Lifestyle Change
I had a friend who was blindsided by a divorce. His response to this traumatic event was to take comfort in the chair, the television,...
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Mission Statement?
Think of the IRS as an industry or a corporation with a mission statement and a goal of collecting as much tax revenue as it can while...
A Friend in Jesus
Betsy and I moved from Spokane, a place where I had absolutely no exposure to black Americans to the Virgin Islands where it wasn’t...
Out into The Human Fray
I wear a Leatherman multi-tool on my belt at all times. Mine is the most expensive model and I’ve supplemented it with the optional...
Systemic Inefficiencies
I know of a psychologist who was hired by the Veterans Administration. There was a probationary period that came with the hiring and a...
Full Plate
My Congresswoman Jayapal serves on the House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, and the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border...
Civilized Democracy
From a Normal mechanical perspective It’s not important that “We” get along politically or even work together. Let’s review one small...
Good Parenting
Just a little Christmas reminder. Our role as citizens in a democracy is that of parents, our representatives are the child and what...
Expectations
When our son was nineteen years old he claimed to have hit a rough patch and asked if he could move back home. It was Seattle in the 90s,...
CEO vs Normal Joe
I believe that the entrepreneur is the backbone of the American economic system. I don’t begrudge Gates, Bezos or Musk their unlimited...
Calm and Productive
As someone who is obsessed with the national debt, I have strong feelings about the progressive movement. Once when speaking with some...
What would Jesus Do?
While out running an errand with a friend who happens to be Christian, we sat waiting for the light to cycle, both of us watching a...
OBSESSED WITH PRODUCTION
My observation over the years is that people tend to fixate on “Their” solution, as if the solution is an extension of themselves and...
Apathy
A few years ago we were taking a taxi through a small African township. The scape of the place was typical of small-town Africa. Homes...
A Letter To My Congresswoman
Ma’am in 2019 (Pre Covid) as congresswoman and member of the house budget committee you oversaw a deficit of just under one trillion...
3-Legged Stool
There is an investment strategy known as the Three Legged Stool that defines stability. I’m going to take liberties and use it to...
Personal Responsibility
We’ve been bamboozled and manipulated into believing that the division in our nation is between the normal Joe Republicans and Democrats,...
A Common Goal
I’m in construction and work all over the world. I just came off of an African site that consisted of a local African work force that was...
Apologies Owed
Soon enough you are going to realize that the election hasn’t made any positive difference in the state of our nation. The initiation of...
Three Tenets
The citizenry is shackled to the notion that Republicans are horrendous but Democrats are worse and visa-versa. Our obsession with...
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