A New Low. I am trying to avoid politics. The following is my judgement about a specific behavior more than a political statement but I recognize some political implications are unavoidable. I was already disgusted that a 78-year-old man who Read more…
Journalism. During my trip to Wichita last week, a classmate asked me a very interesting question: “I wonder what they are teaching in journalism classes these days.” I replied I do not know but it is not the journalism of Read more…
Helene. I am trying desperately to avoid writing about politics or war in the middle East. I wanted to avoid commenting about the political wrangling about hurricane response. The hurricane recovery is an enormous problem that will take years to Read more…
Happy Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish community. Another Important Event in History. Last week I discussed a important lesson I learned about forgiveness in South Africa. This week I learned another important history lesson. I always assumed ending the cold Read more…
TRC. I want to begin my return from Oxford with a positive story that brought tears to my eyes. The story was a prominent part of modern history but somehow I missed it. Only recently did I become aware of Read more…
Errors and Solutions. We made it to our granddaughter’s wedding in Oxford, England and had a great time with family and forming new friends from the groom’s side. We had fun, fine food and even the weather was good. Along Read more…
England. On Tuesday, Jeny and I will board a plane in Mobile and fly to London, England. We will be driven to Oxford. We will be attending the wedding of our oldest granddaughter on Saturday. Andrea earned her PhD. in Read more…
Crossing Divides. We spent a couple of days at the beach. I tried to clear my mind of the political divisions in our country. When that failed, I have been trying to cross the divide by having dialogs with friends Read more…
Dishonest leadership. A reader sent me an article on the rise of dishonest leadership. The reader is politically conservative. I found it to be very interesting, insightful and well written. Although most people will read it as a statement about Read more…
Paris 2024. I hope everyone has been enjoying the Olympics. I am in awe of the work ethic and success of Katie Ledecky. I have no words for the athletic talent of Simone Biles in the vault. As a psychologist, Read more…