Follow Violence and Hopelessness “In the state of Massachusetts, Hernandez died an innocent man due to the legal principle of abatement ab initio, where if a person dies and has not exhausted all legal appeals, the case reverts to its status at the beginning; so the person becomes innocent.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez In New England,...
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Follow Men –It is Up to You! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.” ~ Margret Mead ~ Sculpture at the Center for Civil and Human Rights In Florida, it is not unusual for homes to be built on canals or small lakes, or ponds...
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Follow Peace “Peace: a state of tranquility or quiet: such as a: freedom from civil disturbance b: a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom 2: freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions 3: harmony in personal relations 4a: a state or period of...
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Follow Women, We are Greater Than This Recently, as I was driving down an almost deserted highway, also in a post-holiday mood, exhausted by the rancor being expressed all around us, I started to think about one of the more remarkable moments of my life, it happened on a Christmas day, in...
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Follow I Stand with ISRAEL – Period! “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” ~ Matthew 10:32-33 ~ I have never felt more bullied and silenced, in my entire life, than I have over...
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Follow It Is Always a Choice I do not have a global positioning service activated on my phone, which yes does have the capability to navigate my life; but I choose instead to either use a map or rely on serendipity to guide me. Though it works well for me, I am not necessarily...
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Follow This Was the Year It has been quite a year; it began and ended with trips to North Carolina, a state which has had a rather historical year of its own, but that is not the history I will dwell on here. As 2016 draws to a close, I feel compelled to spend...
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Follow An Editorial In New England, it seems that there is an unwritten law, which states that political yard signs must be well contained until after Labor Day, then suddenly all bets are off! Driving by public places festooned with placards soliciting my vote, would normally give me a bit of a...
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Follow “Tell Them Mike Sent You” Mike is a rather modest man, even though he is the Chief of Staff for the Governor of Hawaii, who in between his other duties, which I feel certain are very important, makes time to steer misguided tourist in the right direction, and even snap their picture,...
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Follow An Unexpected Tale I left Leona’s home feeling like a pyrotechnic display had been set off inside my brain; and I desperately wanted to share the dazzling spectacle with someone else. Kate had bore witness to the exchange, but as she was busy taping the whole affair; I do not think she was...
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