The first morning our wake-up call was at 7 with breakfast at 7:30; although I was exhausted from the trip, stuffed with food, and I went to bed early for me (about 11 PM) I’m up earlier because my sleep was irregular. Maybe it was the jet lag and maybe it was just the excitement […]

My first official job, at age 21, was with the Wichita Area Community Action Program, Inc. As a young man I was eager to get into the fight against poverty and racism. The director of WACAPI was Russ Hanson. I was impressed with the cadre of seasoned and committed change agents which comprised the staff […]

Yesterday, I hobbled down to the basement to fix our Internet connection and while waiting for the modem and router to sync up I noticed an old note with a phone number: Cali Marshal, XXX-XXXX. Cali Marshal, at first I couldn’t place the name; then it hit me and sadness overwhelmed me. In the days when […]

May 15, 2013 My cast is purple fiber glass and light weight. What is most significant; is that the cast is created from rolls of dry strips soaked in hot water and molded/caressed to my foot one strip at a time. Oh, by the way I had my selection of colors: green, construction yellow, black. […]

Surgery Aftermath   I had surgery on Tuesday, April 23rd, wearing the customary dressing gown with my butt showing. I’m not sure why there are so many questions; oh, I appreciate the detail about the event, the anesthesia precautions and explanations but the redundancy didn’t warm the back side of my open gown. After a […]

Louise made an interesting observation this morning which raised my eye brows. She commented that she  was somewhat disturbed by the coverage of the “Boston Bombings”. She said she found the sensationalism of the event disturbing. A catastrophe as entertainment is inexcusable but more important, the coverage and reports is obvious fear mongering. She noted that there […]

When I announced that I was planning to publish a personal blog my son-in-law asked why make it public. I suppose in a world measured by “clicks” it is somewhat arrogant to assume that I have anything to say which will warrant a healthy click count. I’ve been critical at times of those who seek to get […]

It has always bothered me that as Americans we have such a limited view of Black people. Oh, don’t go looking around and smirking, many Black people have a distorted view of who we are. The more we increase our world view the more we are able to accept that everyone doesn’t look or think […]

Today was highlighted by a ferry trip to Bainbridge Island. Our friends Su and Stu’s garden was slated for the Bainbridge Island Garden Tour. Su is a master gardener and they have been working years to get their garden just right. On the ferry we reminisced about when Louise’s god-parents had a house on the bluff […]

Several weeks ago I came home after an evening out to several messages that my Twitter account had been compromised. 68 of my loyal followers were now getting tweets about a new weight loss break through. Immediately, I changed my admin password hoping that a major crisis had been averted. As a tech professional, my […]

I have a notebook binder with a 1000-1500 business cards, most of which are from people that I met once and wouldn’t recognize again. Originally, the idea was to gather names for a newsletter database but my paranoia about being a spammer got the best of me: First, I sent newsletters to my entire business […]

Its Easter morning and I’m dressed for church. I’m not a religious person but Easter, Christmas, and a couple of other church appearances are but a few compensations I can make for a happy relationship.   I grew up in a small town and was born into Meyer’s Chapel AME (African Methodist Episcopal) with the […]

Over the last several weeks there has been much said about the tragic shooting of a young man in Florida. Apparently, what is most significant is that he was wearing a hooded sweat shirt. The “hoodie” has become a symbol of youth rebellion, gang affiliation, hoodlums, and etc. What is most significant is that the […]