President Trump has so far been correct about many things and wrong about a few things. One of the things he said at his recent press press conference (2-16-2017) is that he did not divide America. This is true. The nation was divided years before he politically came upon the scene. He also said that …
Author: Jon R Welch
Occasionally writing of the things that swirl in my head.
Selfishness vs Self-Interest
Behaving selfishly is never a good thing. If it is, it is called self-interest. These two behaviors are normally confused in our society, as intentions are lost in a mirage of denial, service & guilt. Self-interest is usually thought of as selfishness in a culture today that only has the attention span to tweet, scroll, …
Without Memory
Without memory you are not you. I heard that said on the radio a while ago. What a simple yet profound statement. It applies on both the micro and macro level (personal and societal-national). Without memory your family members are a congregation of strangers. Without memory you have never heard the songs of your favorite …
Bashing Eagle Eggs
In 1989, as a newly christened editorial writer for my high school newspaper, I thought it compelling to write an article on the hypocrisy in the world as I then understood it. As I remember, this forgettable, frivolous piece chronicled both silly and yet profound two-faced ways of the world that I did not fully …
On the Verge of Trump
With an unorthodox new president about to be sworn in later this week, it's timely to summarize my thoughts on the man, the movement behind him, and opposition to him. The Left-committed pundits, politicians and field soldiers are genuinely scared of President-elect Trump and what he will begin to implement this Friday. Having listened to …
Sounds of the Mouth
Powerful are the sounds we make with our mouths and attach meaning to. Captain Obvious states we usually refer to these sounds as words. With words we marry our spouses; we communicate good & evil; we convey emotions; we sentence criminals and exonerate the innocent; we teach children to tell of their needs and desires …
That Garden Story
There's something about that Garden story that pricks the conscience, that stokes a soulish curiosity in us all. This would be the creation story recorded in the first three chapters of Genesis, attributed to Moses, the lawgiver. Understanding this story is key to making sense of the world as it now is. Whether literal or …
Truth Has No Relative 