Troubled. To say how I've felt the last few days? Pick a word. Troubled comes to mind. What happened to Ahmaud Arbery made me angry. Maybe I got a bit complacent. I have a BLM flag. I put it up when someone, a black man, sometimes a woman (Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor) is killed. Yet … Continue reading Troubled
Month: May 2020
The Thin Blue Line Needs to be Broken
The thin blue line needs to be broken. The evil of one was compounded by the three who watched and did nothing. There are many more good police officers than bad, but until the good speaks up, denounces and outs the bad, then you all look the same. #blm
Let the Gaslighting Begin
Today I listened to the President explain that all was good with the "reopening", that, of course, he was right. His evidence? That the number of reported new cases of COVID-19 is trending down. Except.... Economists look at statistics in one of three ways, leading, coincident, or trailing. Leading statistics tell us what is going … Continue reading Let the Gaslighting Begin
VE Day
Today is VE Day. 75 years ago WWII ended in Europe. We don't think about it a lot here because we were still at war in the Pacific with Japan. But in Europe? It's a big deal. There aren't many still alive who fought in the war. We must never forget. Nazism and hate are … Continue reading VE Day