Is there any question about why ICE agents are masked? I wonder if their wives and children know that they are renegade killers!
No King!
Today, across the country, thousands are joining together to demonstrate their convictions that we are not to become a Kingdom, that we are to remain a Democracy! There is definitely a feeling […]
Liberty
I spent an enjoyable afternoon yesterday at the Boise Philharmonic, the first of the season. As usual, the concert opened with the national Anthem. It was followed by a piece written by […]
Old?
It seems appropriate that, having just celebrated/experienced my 80th birthday, I should reflect on life and perhaps make an observation or two to mark this latest milestone. I’m not sure why, though. […]
April Fool
Abraham Lincoln, a truly great Republican president, once said that it was better to be quiet and thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Sorry, Donald! Too late! […]
A Man Who Would Be King – A Fairy Tale
(Caveat: Any similarities of characters in this fairy tale to persons living or dead is purely coincidental and should be considered figments of the reader’s imagination.) Once upon a time, there was […]
I’m not complaining, mind you, but . . .
Years ago, I removed the word “complain” from my vocabulary. I decided that if I could do something about something, I would. If I couldn’t, complaining served no purpose other than getting […]
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.” And William Shakespeare said, “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it […]
Diversity – Yeah! – to a point
I think I understand diversity and believe without it life would not be as we know it, if we existed at all. We have a diverse number of plants on this earth, […]
Green
Green is the color of humility. I think back to my days as a poor college student in the 60s. With an ill-defined future, I, along with my classmates, knew all the […]
NEW PERSPECTIVES 