I’m grateful for the many, many people who have mentored and supported me, in a multitude of ways, over the years, with life, career and family. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I’m going to be painting in broad strokes in my post today. I know what I’m writing does not apply to everyone, but, in my opinion, it will apply to more than one thinks. I read the book Hillbilly Elegy when it first came out a few years ago. It spoke to me then… Continue reading “Hillbilly Elegy” Movie Provided Some Clarity

I don’t know about you, but I’m just now starting to think about the holidays that close out each year. I’ll say honestly, I’m not really in the spirit too much this year. Some of it is just 2020 being 2020, some of it is collateral to 2020. Family is very important to us and… Continue reading “Tis the Season” is Beginning

Senators Murkowski (AK), Cassidy (LA), Romney (UT), Sasse (NE), Rubio (FL), Collins (ME), Toomey (PA) have all explicitly said Biden is President-elect. Several have called Biden to congratulate him. However, as a whole, “Republicans,” have been neither gracious nor respectful in recognizing and acknowledging Mr. Biden’s accomplishment. As of this writing, the most important “Republican,”… Continue reading Caucus with Dems

Raise your hand if you thought it would all be over on November 3, 2020. Raise your hand if you think it will all be over on January 20, 2021. Raise your hand if you knew it wouldn’t be over until all the hurt and harm caused by the lame duck has been addressed and… Continue reading It’s Who They Are

Who knew watching a show about chess could be so exciting! If you haven’t had a chance to watch yet, you should, no must, watch The Queen’s Gambit. It follows the life of a female chess player from a young age, to coming of age in an orphanage, to her debut on the world’s stage… Continue reading Crying Over Chess

Vacation has begun. Going to be a staycation of course, but still looking forward to some time off. See you tomorrow.

Last night I participated in a Twitter chat, which I do most Wednesday evenings. The topic for this chat was mental health, and how high schools now have social clubs that both fight the stigma of seeking mental health assistance and to promote the benefits of using mental health professionals. While working on our current… Continue reading Mental Health Matters

My mind is awash in chaos this evening. No real topic or thought is clear enough to coagulate into a coherent topic. Some of the things circulating through my synapses are the following: Why doesn’t Twitter have an edit button? Why doesn’t Twitter ban the lame duck since he is spreading so many harmful lies… Continue reading The Chaos of My Mind Today

This evening as I was unpacking the final boxes of books from our move, I came across my very first Bible. It is a small red Bible that was just the right size for my smaller hands at the time I received it. When I opened it, along with a flood of memories from the… Continue reading Books and the Bible