Take A Deep Breath, Take A Short Break

As I started to prepare the posting for this week, I thought a lot, of course, about all that has happened in recent days, and all that’s coming in the next few days, perhaps including the shut down of our government. I find myself reminded of some good advice I …

The Very Best Season Is Almost Here

For Me, Fall Tops Them All. Cannot Wait for Its Arrival Every Year The Power of Seasons
It is hard to overstate the pleasure and power of seasons. For me at least, this is the benchmark by which time, nature, and life mark passages and progress. We lived for several …

Hey, New Low Points

Just When You Think It All Could Not Get Worse or More Embarrassing…. Seven months into this term of Trump, we find new low points in more areas than one could have imagined. If nothing else, we are learning what a potent cocktail one has when mixing arrogance, cruelty, and …

Artificial Intelligence: 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back?

Image produced by Myshoun, using AI. Found on Pixabay. We are at an interesting but predictable point in time with AI. Are we on the launch ramp or on the edge of the cliff? Yes. What We Heard and Saw in Recent Months It seems like only yesterday that Artificial …

A Mix of International & National Items

Never a Dull Moment, Is There? Alaska Talks We don’t know what took place or who said what, since Trump, breaking what had been a 100% precedent with all other presidents, talked with Putin with no note takers present and no transcripts published. The fact that the meeting ran about …

One Thought, One Goal

There is a Lot Going On. Let’s Focus on Effects and Causes to Frame the Rest And So It Continues The chaos, cruelty, and destructiveness of the Trump administration continues. It is being blocked or tripping over its own feet in some areas and is being aggressive in …