The government has been shut down for over a month.  The politicians and president have dug in their heels and it looks like the stubborn heads will continue to prevail.  It’s the advent of Martin…Continue Reading

I’m not a fan of the holiday season.  Not because I’m a hater of Christmas or the season.   When I was younger, I loved the holiday season – from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.  I enjoyed…Continue Reading

Traditionally (at least in my world) Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season.  It seems as if the daily mail delivery includes ten times as many catalogs and requests for donations from the various…Continue Reading

Stan Lee passed away last week.  I know exactly where I was when the news broke.  We were having a work event at the zoo and I was setting up the table for check-in.  It…Continue Reading

There were so many thoughts roaming around in my head for this last week that I decided I needed a different way of getting it all out there.  Hence my new feature – the weekly…Continue Reading

I recently read an incredible opinion piece in the NY Times about the perils of the internet. Mr. Bruni’s article was focused on the recent acts of violence committed – shooting in Pittsburgh, attempted pipe…Continue Reading

No, it’s not cookie time.  It would make more sense if it was cookie time, right?  Actually it’s popcorn time for that other scouts organization.  You know, the one that gets all the press.  Now…Continue Reading

The images coming from the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence have been horrifying.  They always are after a natural disaster occurs.  The reporter that I was watching earlier said that the worst of the flooding is…Continue Reading

There are so many things that I don’t understand in this world.  And for the most part, I don’t expect to.  That’s what makes the world so interesting.  It also gives me all kinds of…Continue Reading

Discrimination.  No matter how many ways you look at it, discrimination is an ugly word.  It is also at the forefront of the news these days.  Whether it’s regarding race, gender, or sex, discrimination in…Continue Reading