Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Frank-ly Politics

  • Eight Months To Go

    Mid-term elections are just eight months away. An election that will either continue the rebalancing of the American experiment, or help us on our slide toward authoritarianism. I’m still not…


  • The Lesson We’ve Taught

    We continue to see the bombarding of Ukraine by the Russian aggressors. We continue to witness the destruction of a democracy by an authoritarian. We continue to do everything but…


  • To Stand Alone

    Feeling for the downtrodden and bullied has always been part of my personality. From the kid no one wanted to play with, to the girl with the undeserved reputation, to…


  • Can’t Believe Where I Am

    So… Remember when I wrote about it being the end of an era with marching band a few months ago? Well, that has turned out to be only half true.…


  • Legitimate Political Discourse

    This is how the Republican Party is describing and showing their approval of the January 6th Insurrection, “Legitimate Political Discourse.” A major political party is siding with those who staged…


  • Spotify and Greed

    In case you didn’t hear, Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify this past week after he had given an ultimatum to Spotify. He essentially said it is either his…


  • Hyphenated Americans

    “Well the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” stated Minority Speaker Mitch McConnell…


  • Traveling

    Traveling this evening. Will post one day late tomorrow.


  • “Snap Out of It!”

    “Snap Out of It!,” followed by a slap to the face is one of the most iconic of movie lines and scenes. I often wish Cher could go around the…


  • When and How Does It End?

    There was a time in which I thought the hate towards people of color would basically die out through attrition. Although I did not, and do not, wish ill upon…


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These are the inner wonderings and thoughts of a middle-aged man who happens to be a father, husband, grandfather, friend, brother, son, and thinker.