Category Archives: Modern Society

Electile Dysfunction 2024

You know it’s coming. Disputed votes, contested elections, allegations of fraud, illegal aliens voting, felons voting, dead people voting, etc etc. It’s unavoidable. It’s just how America does things nowadays. Personally I believe it’s more important to consider what we’ll get depending upon who wins the election.

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How Polarization Is Destroying America

Justice ScalesSince the 1950s, many people in the United States have sought to build a more united and civil society. That these noble efforts have largely failed is obvious. What’s less obvious is the Why and How of this failure of many Americans to behave like responsible adults. We can talk about politics, money, power, love, hate, sex and religion until we’re blue in the face. But none of that gets to the root cause. Continue reading

Them Changes

Like the song says, “Well my mind is going through them changes.” And yeah we all change as we get older. But I never thought I’d see some of the changes I’ve experienced. I’m not talking about wrinkles and poor eyesight. I find myself looking at the world and the people in it a lot differently.

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True Or False?

I am so sick of all the BS being churned out by both the far Left and the far Right. Both lie to their followers, and at the same time they’re lying about each other as well. Where does one go to find the truth of any issue? With all the lies and hyperbole spread on the Internet and in the media, how do we know the truth when / if we actually see it?
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Whatever Happened To Women’s Rights?

Women are caught in a political tug of war between conservatives who’d take away their reproductive rights, and liberals who apparently think men can be women if they so desire. Women who do not wish to compete against (or share locker rooms with) biological males are called bigots and worse. Never mind the fact that these so-called trans-women are generally bigger and stronger than the women they compete against in track, swimming, wrestling, etc. Real, biological women are not allowed to complain. Whatever happened to the days when Democrats were all about women’s rights? Continue reading

Ghosts Of Eagles Past

Green Iguana

Humanity, as I have said before is a failed species. We’re circling the drain. And we’re taking a lot of animal life with us. Good old Planet Earth will be fine. She’ll just shrug her powerful shoulders and we’ll slide away into oblivion. We won’t even be a memory. Continue reading

Fishing At The Gin Pond

Credit: Seniju on Flickr

Since retiring recently, I’ve been reminiscing (like old folks do) about my younger days. And I’ve been thinking about how different it was to be a kid back then (I’m 65) compared to the present. Invariably when I have these thoughts I end up thinking about my maternal grandparents, Fred and Autie. They were two of the sweetest, wisest people I’ve ever known although I was too immature back then to fully appreciate that fact. Continue reading