Published in Writers’ Blokke·PinnedMember-onlyThe Top 5 Reasons To Not Read Listicles!And one good reason to not write them — The top 5 reasons: • They’ll never fix your problems! If you think that the answer can be found in a two-sentence paragraph. You haven’t thought things through. • They are never complete! Like the instructions in that do-it-yourself dresser that you bought online. There is always something miss ng. • They’re always trying to sell you something! Sign up below to buy my free e-book of more lists.Writing3 min read
Apr 4Member-onlyApril FoolsNot all of the Madness is in March With the impending breakout of Armageddon, one might think that there would be a melding of the two sides of the American political spectrum. Sort of a “We are all in this together and let’s leave our differences aside and unite against…Current Events3 min read
Published in Boomerangs·Sep 26, 2021Member-onlyThe Promise of a KingWading my way through a Covid World — I watch as a large maple leaf rolls slowly in the current below the surface of the river. The color is a vivid red. My egg fly is a few feet in front, deeper and out of view. Both are drifting into the center of the pool in front of…Life5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 22, 2021Member-onlyFilling Teacher Vacancies is Our Next ChallengeHow we got in this mess — The city of Eastpointe announced that there would be no face-to-face classes at its middle school this week. The first week of learning at the suburban Detroit facility would be by remote. The reason, a lack of teachers. The school board sent a letter to parents last week saying that…Schools3 min read
Published in Boomerangs·Sep 11, 2021Member-onlyNot Dying Taught Me To LiveAn unexpected life lesson from a lightning strike — Bam! A bolt of lightning hit the water, less than a hundred yards to our left. Its blinding flash and deafening sound were simultaneous. I could feel it in my chest as much as I sensed it with my ears and eyes. …Life Lessons7 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Sep 9, 2021Member-onlySpanish Flu, The History Of One Bad MotherLessons learned from 1918 but ignored for Coronavirus. — Beginning in the Spring of 1918 and running through the summer of 1919, an influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu ravaged the world. Dubbed The Mother of All Pandemics, it killed over 50 million people. Some say that the true number is closer to 100 million. Though called the…Coronavirus6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Sep 6, 2021Member-onlyLunch At The Coronavirus CafeLife Lessons Over a Pretty Good Salad. — A few days ago, I went to lunch at a local diner. I was craving a Greek Salad, but we were out of olives. Most of the small restaurants around here are Greek-owned, and it is not hard to find a good salad. There is a small place nearby that…Coronavirus5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 1, 2021Member-onlyA Change In The WeatherAnd hope for the future — I woke up early this morning and made a pot of coffee. My wife is still asleep, so I have only my dog for company. Turning on the TV, I watch the news. It looks like New Orleans survived another hurricane. …Life5 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Aug 31, 2021Member-onlyYou Are Right, Not All Climate Change Is Man-Made,How to talk about climate in a divided world. — I was talking to a friend on the phone recently. We were talking about the new Ford F-150 electric pick-up truck. I said that I thought that the truck was a great idea. And that the time had arrived for electric vehicles to replace gas-powered ones. There was a long…Climate Change5 min read
Published in Boomerangs·Aug 22, 2021Member-onlyIcarus Rising (again)Why Papa needs a new pair of shoes — ln Greek mythology, Icarus was a boy who wanted to escape. His father tried to help by building him a pair of wings from feathers and wax. The father told Icarus that he must not fly too close to the sun or risk having the wax melt and the wings…Life5 min read
