(In My Mind) — They say that, “You shouldn’t live in the past.” There are two common ways to live in the past. The first one is to look back longingly at past successes and pleasures and wish you could go back and re-live them. …

Every Day is Earth Day! — Every Day is Earth Day. My dad has a saying when you wish him “Happy Father’s Day.” He always responds, “Every day is Father’s Day.” Today I’m reflecting on the fact that “Every Day is Earth Day.” I missed celebrating Earth Day, yesterday April 22, this year and this morning…

What Exactly is Poetry? — Today is World Poetry Day. I wanted to share a poem today. Many of my favorite poets came to mind. I thought and thought but I couldn’t come up with a poem that I felt would express the energy of the day and hour we’re living through right now. Then…

Let’s Be Clear About Freedom and Democracy — Where did 2021 Go? Did 2021 fly by or what? Not only did it fly by but, it seems to me like 2021 was pretty much a lost year. That’s probably my fault but, more about that later. Did 2021 zip by in the blink-of-an-eye? It seems like the January 6th insurrection was just the other day…

Rediscover the Sexiest Curve on Your Body — Recently a friend of mine was lamenting emojis and the use of emojis on Facebook, especially in certain situations, specifically the use of the crying face when someone has lost a loved one. Who Does That? They say a picture’s worth 1000 words. Can an emoji express 1000 words? More importantly, in modern culture what is the…

Fear Inside Their Minds… — se·di·tion - /səˈdiSH(ə)n/ noun - conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. Let’s be Perfectly Clear. January 6th was a riot and violent attack on our elected government leaders in order to overthrow the results of an election and so to overthrow our US Government. A…

I Think There’s an App for That — I was checking in with FB before launching into some more compelling ventures when I came across one of those polls or other type games where they gather information about you by how you respond to colors, pictures or some other such nonsense when I came across the poll, “Who’s…

November 18, 2021 What’s your “thing”? Everyone has their “thing”, their idiosynchrony, their weirdness that makes them stand out. Sometimes it’s drop-dead looks but, more often than not, it’s a part of our personality we don’t want others to see. It’s a part of us that we don’t take to parties. Your thing…

The Unstoppable Cryptocurrency! — We’re at an inflection point here folks! Right now there’s a bill in congress to tax the crap out of crypto to support the infrastructure spending bill they’re trying to get through. It’s a hastily written bill that was written by senators without a clue about crypto. It will devastate crypto innovation in the US. If this…