After the 2016 presidential election, I read an opinion piece that mocked people who donned a safety-pin to show their solidarity with marginalized people. (Click)  The critic, Christopher Keelty, accused these individuals of hypocrisy: assuaging their guilt rather than taking substa

The morning after the 2016 Presidential election, I shared a link on Facebook but failed to vet it.  Loss of sleep and disappointment over the outcome led me to be careless.  But that’s no  excuse and I apologized to my friends on the social media site. Due diligence is the watch

Depending upon what surveys you read, a majority of women voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but not by a wide margin. (Click)  Thirty-nine percent went for her opponent, a certifiable  misogynist. One woman explained she was uncomfortable with her support

Compared to the growing dangers to the virtual world, the wild west might look like a sanctuary for kittens.  Having my blog hacked by Russians, I know what I’m talking about.  A common threat are emails  that appear to come from friends.  I fell for one the other day and my scr

My friends who frown upon my oil investments will be happy to learn I recently invested in wind power. For a while, the technology was more window dressing than a serious alternative to fossil fuels.  But over the last few years, the technology has advanced enough to make wind energy

A week has passed since the 2016 US Presidential election and I’m still reeling from  shock.  For some reason, titles of classic novels keep swirling in my head —  examples where art seems to mirror life. I worry about the future of my country, of course.  The comfort is,

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