Baltimore like most major cities in America today has a serious crime problem. Every politician running for office in the last ten years has made promises about fixing that. Another election cycle is fast approaching and I’m hearing all… Continue reading

  I often see articles about who did or did not receive an award or recognition of some type. Just as often the reasoning behind these folks not receiving that is the perception that it is just systemic racism. That’s… Continue reading

  There are those that say they have answered their calling. Usually that means some religious experience, that’s what comes to mind, but it can mean your vocation as well. Some are called to teach, others to paint or write.… Continue reading

 It’s been a few years since we had significant snowfall here in Greensboro, Md. That’s if you consider five or six inches significant. I’m still in the mindset that it is more of a nuisance than anything else. I didn’t… Continue reading

 A functional stoner is a person who smokes up in order to deal with stress or to redirect that negative energy into something more productive or positive12. Smoking weed can make people more productive, useful, and happier2. It allows people to think… Continue reading

  I grew up in East Hampton New York on the eastern end of long island. That was long before they called it the Hamptons and the rich used it for a playground. Yes, the wealthy were there then, mostly… Continue reading

  “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” (Thomas Paine) According to the American Military News.Com Facebook and Instagram have been banning the use of that phrase. There is some advertisement on television that begins with that, but I… Continue reading

  Just saw on the news that the fifth district court in Texas ruled that book vendors do not have to “rate” their books according to sexual content. There was a law stating that book vendors had to disclose what… Continue reading

  As long as there are differences among people there will be hate, bigotry, prejudice, resentment, intolerance and phobias. That is what needs to be understood and accepted. It is just a natural fact and will never change. The only… Continue reading

  I have written that I believe there is little one can say or write that hasn’t been said or written before. That was reaffirmed this morning as I had a though to write this blog. I was thinking of… Continue reading