The regional grocery chain that has defined variety, cleanliness, and efficiency for over a decade has been using their profits to sow cultural weeds in society. H-E-B has long been a supporter of schools, through awards, grants, donations and recognitions. Yet, like so many corporations today, they now feel a need to speak on political …
Have you ever read a story or seen one of those movies where an innocent by-stander is swept into the middle of a plot? He/She is reluctant to leave the tranquil life he's known, yet circumstances move him from inaction to action and he's suddenly thrust into the middle of the ballyhoo, becoming a hero …
Two elements of the nation's COVID-19 reaction are problematic. First, the plurality of poor souls who contract the virus do not suffer long-term, nor do they die. Yet we've shut down the world and spoiled our robust economy because of this flu-like virus. If COVID-19 had the ravaging effects of AIDS, then it would be …
I stumbled upon a curious place in my recent holiday travels. While driving through the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, there in a small storefront on a lazy highway that led through an old worn-out town, was a bright neon sign. It looked new amongst the rusted poles and burned out lights of the adjacent signs. …
Thinking back on that time was a fantasy that didn't materialize. It was reminiscent of a dream girl who married another guy. The raucous popularity of Democratic-Socialism has inspired me to tell my story.My saga begins in the 1990's with the birth of the public Internet. The crafty William "Bill" Clinton was president. He & …
There's a 'big, beautiful' building in New York City that commands the world's attention. To the President's dismay, it is not his Trump Tower. But a mile away, along the shores of the East River, there's a 1950's style Tower embraced by so many in the world. And though North Korea's Kim Jong Un is …
The Bill of Rights just had another warning shot cross its bow. Its enemies abound. Thomas Jefferson would be frightened. The 1st Amendment has been a target for a while, especially on university campuses, but even recently by a member of Congress.1 No one cares about the 3rd Amendment (quartering troops). The 4th (privacy) is …
Today's media witch-hunt for any public figure who made inappropriate sexual comments or advances in the past ignores the culture they helped to create ...
Just as it is improper to judge a historical figure by current cultural & societal standards, it is unfair to bring up a past incident or comment of someone who allegedly "sexually harassed" someone and force the accused to resign based on allegations alone.
Though I do not understand it thoroughly, a man's sex drive is somehow related to his desire to walk with the Creator, the Lord Almighty ...
[Context: Yesterday (10-08-2017) Vice-President Pence left a football game in his home state of Indiana because several players knelt during the traditional playing of the National Anthem.] So sad that politics has invaded everything in our culture, including sports. I remember back in the mid-1980's when President Ronald Reagan appeared by video from the …
Racism has forced its way back into the news again. With multiple alleged 'racially inspired' police shootings in recent years and clashing protests last month in Charlottesville, Virginia over Confederate monuments, new groups such as "Black Lives Matter" have formed and old ones such as the KKK seem to have found new inspiration. Some might argue …
In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which …
Worldviews are one of those words that we occasionally hear but don't really understand. I have learned it has everything to do with how you make life decisions, from the mundane to the grand. I once heard a man express the thought that what a person believes about 'God/god' influences everything he/she does, even down …
Boundaries are negative - so think many people. That is unless you are on a narrow mountain-side road at night. Then boundaries, seen as painted lines & guardrails, are good. They are your friend. There is much controversy these days about the southern border/boundary of the U.S. and how individuals cross over it. But putting …
There is a growing phenomenon in Western culture of the non-religious. Where it once was understood that God/gods created the world and everything in it, many people today are comfortable with believing nothing in particular. Historically speaking, this is odd since all cultures, in all times, have worshiped some sort of god. And this continues …
This is a post about nothing. And for the record, I stole the title from a song.1 There's not much to say right now. 'So why post anything?,' you might ask. Because my writing skills need sharpening and this is the best way I know how to do it. I am a product of Generation …
Death is one of the things that superstitious people believe will happen to them if they discuss it. Death is among the top taboo subjects that Americans purposefully avoid. Talking about it is considered depressing, even if it's done in an indirect, abstract way. But in tandem with taxes, it's the only thing that will …
I was challenged recently in an online chat to demonstrate how my Christian values can support a political Party (the Republicans) that "wants to cut programs that provide food, shelter, and health care for the poor, children, and the elderly." The individual questioning me called the Right "conveniently atheist" when it comes to government programs …
It's inconceivable that Osama Bin Laden could have known the far reaching effects of the reprehensible events he masterminded on 9-11. He and his henchmen sought to 'terrorize' and take revenge on the United States, in the name of his god, Allah, for what they perceived to be our military mingling in the Middle East …
With a president in the White House who is the antithesis of political correctness (PC), the promulgators of inoffensive language and appropriate behavior are marching more fervently than since mid-2015, the point at which the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign began. The campaign cooled their fire for a bit as campaigns seem to do. But brace …
Society is full of hollow lures offered by the glass pocket screen we all carry. Its call is that of a phantom, echos from the corner of our minds. Our mobile phones have become leashed to Social Media. Its promise to keep us connected does deliver in keeping distant people informed, but what isolation it …
There is a sign that most of mankind has known which has been stolen during our place in time. It is the multi-colored prism in the atmosphere that shows after a hard afternoon rain - the rainbow. The hues of the Creator's paintbrush appear in order to remind us all of a promise. Yet in …
Truth Has No Relative 