Hate in our society is growing and is increasingly directed at those in all our communities and those I love. Probably those you know and love too. This is not what good people are about or what this country is about. If we don’t stand together against it, we will fall together.
I intend to fight the hate right here and right now by speaking out against this inhuman and anti-American bile aimed at marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, and anyone who is different, against the rounding up of people without due process, and about our slide into autocracy—basically everything against what this country stands for. You can read about how I define obvious and why I started this little exercise.
In Any Other Place
In any other setting, you wouldn’t accept the divisive, hate-filled behavior of Donald Trump and his administration.
The Blindslide
Don’t be blinded into thinking that autocracy and fascism are around the corner. It’s on our doorstep and knocking hard.
This Wasn’t About Wokeness
Don’t let the pundits tell you the election was won because the left was too woke. That’s pure bullshit.
Life Without Facebook
It has been an eventful few weeks in the life of your humble blogger. The most significant change is that our oldest is now a college student, so we had just a little bit of work planning, packing and eventually moving a teenager’s life 3 hours away. This shift in all...
My Favorite Anti-Slavery Movie
Our nation’s history of slavery is on high whitewashing alert. Florida's new standards for education (a paradox if there ever were one) state that slaves benefitted from gaining useful skills during slavery, while we all know how hard it is to gain useful skills when...
The Barbiephobes
Just when I thought the anti-woke crowd couldn’t get any more ridiculous, along comes Barbie. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’m taking one of my daughters as soon as she gets back from summer camp. My wife went with our younger daughter and other relatives on...
