Wishing You a Happy and Well Lit New Year Last Christmas, I looked out the side door, and saw what I thought was a luminaria, at the end of the driveway. I could not believe that I was seeing correctly, thus despite a very chilly night, I bundled up and headed down the...
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New Year’s Digital Resolution The Cybersecurity Checkup© Have you made a list of your New Year’s Resolution? Are you planning on joining a gym, paying off a debt, changing jobs, or perhaps taking that long dreamed of trip? Have you determined to make sure you get that annual physical, the oil changed in...
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Peter “To New Lands and Old Memories!” “From now until you die make it count.” “So come hear the band on Saturday night. Y’ know Chris life is so peculiar. Full of variety. Things to do, things to learn, people to meet, places to go. Millions of tiny worlds other than this one.” “There...
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Blank Page I come to the blank page Kicking and screaming Terrified I have nothing left to say Or that what I have to say Will mean nothing to you Yet I come I have to I grab the spiral notebook Worn down by being Lugged around From place to place And I...
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I Had Planned to Write About Misogyny I am broken hearted over the misogyny being played out, in the Middle East, and how helpless I feel to help. I listen to and read the stories being told by women, who have escaped, after having been raped, beaten, and tortured, and keep thinking about...
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Shellshock! Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness month! As a person who knows of many cyber-attacks that are not reported, I can say that I would not have imagined what I have seen. While I am concerned by the credit card numbers, and customer information that has been accessed by hackers, I am more concerned by...
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Tolerance “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” ~ From The Bill of Rights, 1...
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Feeling Grateful Praise Report: Today I got on my bike! About eight weeks ago now, we came home from another extended trip where we had gotten second opinions, about Kate’s injuries, which assured us we were still in for a long journey. I thankfully decided to go shopping, on that Thursday – Market...
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Do Not Be Confused “Genetic analysis suggests that a majority of the Muslims of Palestine, inclusive of Arab citizens of Israel, are descendants of Christians, Jews and other earlier inhabitants of the southern Levant whose core may reach back to prehistoric times. A study of high-resolution haplotypes demonstrated that a substantial portion of...
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Patriot or Traitor Stonewall Jackson, George Marshall and Honor “The heart of VMI’s student government is the honor system. Although honor, like many idealistic concepts, defies exact definition, it clearly refers to relationships which govern society and which yield to the members of that society immediate and tangible benefits. The honor system at...
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