Birds That Link Us Together

I realized that my blog is helping me to think of others. I see that your blog is doing that for you, too.

Bennett Place – Civil War History

This story was intentionally kept out of our history textbooks.

What You Learn from the Price of Gas

As I started to feel the pinch, I thought a lot more about gasoline than I have for a few years.

Battle for a home

It’s all about the battle to make a home and keep it.

So much Newport, Part II

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, Will and I visited Fort Adams State Park. The timing was serendipitous and we benefitted by being able to see a Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, put on by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. As we walked inside the walls of the fort, we saw a memorial display […]

Hero

I’ve been reading through old emails this morning, looking for some details from my time in Japan back in 2012. I came across the following email, describing a meeting I had earlier in the day. While in Japan, my job was to actually meet with people all day long, whereas here in the states I typically […]

Unilateral Hypocrisy

My country started off with a devoted fan, and lose me a little more all the time. I am disgusted. Again.

This is Community

That is exactly what “Community” is all about. That is why we are drawn together.

After the bomb

I wonder how many Americans knew about this after the bomb: we hadn’t vaporized alien beings, but Christians, and sacred Catholic churches and artifacts.

Thoughts of Ancient One / Kennewick Man

It is frustrating when groups of stereotypically “intelligent” people such as scientists are the ones furthering ignorance, discrimination, and destructive hegemony.