I have watched the events after Michael Brown's shooting unfold. I have been purposeful in refraining from comment on social media sites and in groups, but I have been listening. I have heard two versions of the story surrounding Michael Brown's death. In one version, an unarmed black teenager was murdered by a white officer. [...]
Tag: responsibility
Until I am blue in the face…
Well, here I am again - up late watching the weather and wondering to what extent Monday will function as a typical Monday. I am no longer alone in expressing exasperation of patience as it relates to winter. If wind and cold don't incite irritation, the closure of major thoroughfares do. Folks in these parts [...]
Taking full responsibility…
Matthew Cordle, age 22, killed a man on June 22, 2013, in Ohio. He was intoxicated after a night of heavy drinking and drove the wrong-way on Interstate 670 hitting another car. Vincent Canzani (age 61) died as a result of Cordle's actions. This type of accident happens too often. Impaired drivers get in their [...]
The evidence shows…
I think I am growing up. I know, it seems inconceivable. Alas, things have been happening lately - things that cause me to believe that soon I may be a reasonable adult. Whoa...that is scary stuff. I provide two examples of evidence of this phenomenon. 1. I was looking at a TGIF typography wall hanging [...]
Alcohol + Driving = Tragedy
I really don't understand why folks continue to drink and drive after so many years of focused efforts by schools, police, government, and social service agencies to send the message of how disturbingly dangerous it is. I thought when the laws relating to driving under the influence were stiffened that the potential penalties would substantially curb the [...]
It was me.
I believe in owning my actions. On Friday, as I was leaving the TJ Maxx parking lot, there was a man and woman in a car in front of me that had an unrestrained baby in the car. The middle-aged man was in the front seat, a much younger woman was in the backseat, and [...]
DO SOMETHING!
I am angry and getting more angry by the minute. The source of my anger is the research I have been doing on veteran suicides. I cannot find an end to the horror. I am ashamed that I have only come recently to appreciate the scourge this epidemic is on the character of our country. [...]
THE NEW FORTY 