by admin | Sep 3, 2024 | Activism, Books, Christianity, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, National security, Politics, Racism, Religion
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that sticks out like a sore thumb. Yes, I may be flirting with cuteness by using a mixed metaphor. But think about it. This man who so desperately wants to be seen as tough, even invincible, has created his own massive psychological...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Careers, Coronavirus, Disaster, Disaster Recovery, Government, Hazard Mitigation, History, Hurricanes, Natural Hazards, Parks, Recreation, Resilience, Retirement, Urban Planning, Water
Let’s try to imagine: You are the chief executive officer for a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, the largest in the city, although it does not belong to the city. It is incorporated under the state of Louisiana. You spend the weekend of Friday, August 26, 2005,...
by admin | Jul 28, 2024 | Activism, Aging, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, Political philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Public policy
A few days ago, I sent the following Letter to the Editor to the Chicago Tribune: I read in today’s Tribune that Republican leaders are asking party members to avoid engaging in racism and sexism in attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. Good luck. From what I have...
by admin | Jul 19, 2024 | Activism, Art, Literature, Politics, Writing
I watched the Trump acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention last night until it put me to sleep with its repetitious nonsense phrases like “No one has ever seen anything like it before.” How many times has he used that line? What does it mean? The...
by admin | Jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
I know, I know. I had a long hiatus on this blog, produced by a heterogeneous combination of factors that kept me off balance throughout the spring and into the summer. I was probably tempting fate with my New Year’s blog post, asking to be “shot out of a cannon” this...
