A few years ago I started paying attention to how many of our veterans, those who had served us, their country, were taking their own lives. I looked at the daily numbers, I think it was seven each and every day. And I started to wonder, when would the lines cross, the number who were … Continue reading Paying Attention

It looks like Gabby Petito is dead. That is enough to anger me, it should anyone. Yet.... Let's look at this.... A young, very attractive, white blond woman goes missing.... A family asks for help. And we.... We... White America gets frightened, feels for the family, looks to help find her. So ask yourself.... What … Continue reading Outraged

“Here are some not-so-fun facts, compiled by the Washington Post:  Black Americans are two-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers.  We are twice as likely to be abused while in police custody.  Juries give Black defendants sentences that are 20 percent longer than those given to white … Continue reading 2021-09-01: Some Things to Think About

Those of you who know us know it wasn't always good. I know why. That doesn't matter. I'm challenging my community to be better. I posted this for them tonight: I want to tell you a bit about my dad. He was a pharmacist, owned a small business in Central Mass, Gardner, to be exact. … Continue reading My Dad

Who knows where the COVID-19 virus originated? Not me. Perhaps the Chinese do. I know I don't. There are reports, some almost seem credible, that it escaped from a Wuhan lab. Let's assume that's true. It still had to have gotten into the lab somehow. There are really only two possibilities: it was created in … Continue reading A Wuhan Lab

I'm in a shitty place tonight. It's because of what I saw today, what I experienced. And fuck. I was on the easy end of it. Some of you know that I ride a bicycle. Many miles. Long distance. Sometimes bikes break. There's this sort of code. We take care of our own. Provide assistance. … Continue reading Pain

I can't feel good. A man is still dead. I can't feel justice has been done. Once in 400 years is not justice. I can hope it's a start. I can't stop feeling angry. What happened to George Floyd has happened too many times. It's still happening. That anger includes anger at myself. I should … Continue reading I Can’t….

I am having trouble tonight. I don't believe Derek Chauvin will be convicted. At it's core is that this country since 1619 has said that Black lives, especially Black male lives don't matter. I was brought up believing in justice, justice for all, yet I'm losing faith. I want to believe, yet it keeps kicking … Continue reading Trouble

I posted this last night to a community page here in Melrose. I'm adding it here so I can keep it as part of my blog archive. Yeah, I'm that guy. And I'm writing to tell you that what happened in Minnesota yesterday won't, can't happen in Melrose. It can't. Simple reason why. Let's take … Continue reading Policing in Melrose

"The separation of the races is not a disease of the colored people, but a disease of the white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it". - Albert Einstein, 1946 at Lincoln University, an HBCU in Pennsylvania Be the PebbleAct