Monthly Archives: April 2020

Memorial to those lost to COVID19

I help teach DC Tour guides do their job. One of my favorite and saddest places is the Vietnam memorial…55000 plus lives lost from 1959 to 1975. And what for??? I am imagining a COVID 19 memorial with 60,000+ names … Continue reading

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As Bernie Withdraws….. Lessons from 2016…

In 2016, we heard “He can never win,” and “There is no way she can lose” and turned out that more than enough…70,000+, did not believe the first story and went out and voted, and too many people accepted the … Continue reading

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A Meditation for Good Friday

Under secretary Modly- before he was forced to resign, said of Captain Crozier whom he fired from the USS Theodore Roosevelt ” It’s essential to love your crew, but it’s not sufficient.”. Thank you Undersecretary. Goodbye. Saint Augustine said “Love … Continue reading

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THE PAPER IS STILL COVERING OUR LOST WORLD

Has anyone else noticed that while there is no sport and no travel, that does not mean there are no Sports or Travel sections in the newspapers. What are they covering then? Last sunday was great to read the 2019 … Continue reading

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Rule by Edict or Rule by Evidence -Imperial vesus Empirical

The Queen of Hearts says “Off with their heads” and “Don’t get me mad or you will lose your head,” and “Sentence first Verdict afterwards.” That is an example of Rule by Edict. Do it because I say it, not … Continue reading

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IF ZOOM IS THE MEDIUM, WHAT IS THE MESSAGE???

As a somewhat new user of ZOOM, why is it that I now expect people to be stacked atop each other like Quiz Show screens of old, and when my wife and kids get on my case about the lawn, … Continue reading

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More Iron in your diet…..

  The Nevada Shriners were having a conference on “The power of timely postponements” and sadly, they have had to postpone it in a rather untimely way, The Irish health committee’s conference on “How epidemics become pandemics” has been cancelled … Continue reading

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TIME TO GET SERIOUS

  AmeriCorps Project CHANGE hosted its first ever ZOOM member meeting today- I could not get my screen to expand to see everyone, but finally got it right- and the members are doing amazing service even at a distance, but … Continue reading

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

I always thought election 2020 was the last election fighting over remnant 19th Century issues about women, race, immigrants and white supremacy, the final baby boomer election, and that Trump was an amazing 19th century President, but now Carona Virus … Continue reading

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PhDs for a pittance

Anyone noticing all the ads pitching to over 60s to get their onlone PhDs in global pandemic management or cyber security for 20 dollars a month.or Trumpian genius Psychology or nuclear donuts…i mean, wherever we got to in life, we … Continue reading

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