When I owned my home, I was an activist in my neighborhood. I organized 4 blocks surrounding my property as a neighborhood-watch-group and, together, we managed to eject a prostitution ring from the area. I also joined the city’s emergency network and trained to be a responder i
My mother came to the United States as the wife of a military man. She had to earn her citizenship, however. It wasn’t handed to her. It took a number of years as a resident to earn it and during that time, a divorce and World War 11 intervened. Life as a single mother and
In an earlier blog (10/27/16), I referred to an article by Clive Thompson about artificial intelligence. He warned we know so little about what’s going on inside those wired machines, we should consider what this lack of transparency means. Are we being foolhardy when we put too
Change in technology isn’t surprising. Internet companies must evolve or die. Television is different. Not much change seems to take place there. We can choose a channel or stream a program. We can watch a new series or an old one. These are the menus. Speaking for myself,
If I plan to buy a car, I want to drive it first. It’s the same with a new pair of jeans. I want to try them on before I make a purchase. Many consumer have given up this touch-and-feel aspect of merchandising, preferring the convenience of online shopping. To counter this tre
I know. This is election day and we’ve got enough to worry about. But, I can’t help myself. You need to know we have a seaweed problem. We’re losing this natural habitat to harvesters who can’t keep up with international demand. You and I may see seaweed as gunk we h
In My Fair Lady, Professor Higgins laments, “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” At the moment, there is no answer to that question but scientists are working on it. Besides the obvious gender differences, studies reveal men and women differ at the brain’s cellular le
Some of my short stories look traditional but aren’t. When they veer too far from the recognized format, I suffer multiple rejections and irrelevant advice on how to make the story better. “Agent of God,” is an example. I floated that story around the internet for a coup
A while ago, a theater critic wrote of a performance he’d endured, “Those of us who have witnessed the play… last night will undoubtedly hold periodic reunions In the noble tradition of survivors of the Titanic.” (“Manners & Misdemeanors,” by Pete Wells, Town&Count
I was hurt by someone years ago. Who it was or the situation doesn’t matter. Most of us know what it is to be deeply injured by someone. Fortunately, I knew if I didn’t forgive the offender, I would never be whole. I won’t say it was easy. Forgiveness took years.