Images and thoughts from day to day.
While the world is captivated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, let us not forget the growing crisis in Afghanistan and the unpaid debt the U.S. owes to the Afghan people. From Unfreeze Afghanistan – On February 11, President Biden issued an Executive Order...
In the third episode of About Us, we talk with my good friend Judith LeBlanc. Judith is the director of the Native Organizers Alliance. She provides and facilitates technical support, strategic planning, mentoring, and on the ground campaign development to Native groups....
A few minutes ago, while watching Romeny explain why he will vote to remove the president from office, I was reminded of the many Republicans with whom I have profoundly disagreed with over the years, but foolishly believed they were men and...
Unfortunately, he gave a good speech. He stayed away from impeachment, and he did not gloat about his approval rating. His rhetoric was hopeful, and he was not afraid to evoke religion. He appealed to a wide swath of American identities. He...
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because I most closely associate it with family. It is a day to be thankful for family, friends, all that we hold dear and the blessing we have received. But the holiday also carries a different dark...
April 16, 2019, four shootings took place in New York City. This is a story about one of them and the death of Davion Powell, an 18-year young man who grew up and died in Brooklyn. At first glance, it is a...
Recently, I was listening to a news interview of a rabbi from a neighboring congregation to the Chabad Synagogue in Poway CA where a 19-year-old shooter killed Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60 and wounded three others. He commented that violence is the new...
The Democrats must focus on issues and solutions that impact the lives of all Americans. One of the reasons we have Trump is because people are tired of policies that help the rich and leave the working class and poor in the cold.
Here are a few tips to help with the challenge of intergenerational leadership. I’m quickly putting up this list because I am speaking at a frank event and I want to provide a quick resource. I will follow up with more thoughts...
Today is Armistice Day. One hundred years ago today the world celebrated the end of World War I. There was great jubilation in the streets because over the previous four years, most of the globe had grown weary of war and their...
I am hurt that Hate won in Florida may win in Georgia. My childhood home, the South is not so much the new South many want it to be. Yes, in 2018 you can say obviously racists things and win elections. Once...
Yes, I vote as often as I can. To those who think there are millions of people voting illegally, I vote once per election. I do my best to vote every election. This year’s ballot was long; marijuana initiatives, efforts to...
This from the President of the U.S. This is why he is #NotMyPresident. Yes, he is the president. But I have no allegiance to him at all. I served because I believe in this country and our ability to be better. This...
Recently Trump most clearly revealed his authoritarian nature. He claimed there is a possibility he can change a core interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with an Executive Order. Of course, his apologist – in an effort to control...
I drove off to the VFP office in my car and what did I see? There was a caterpillar on my windshield. I did not stop to take it off. I guess I should have. Fortunately, my office is close to home...
Nothing special here. Just a picture taken from my car of plants on the road median in downtown Saint Louis. Notice the Orkin pest control box on the left. I guess we must have some good size rats running around at night...
Really not much to say about this one. Just a simple picture of the early morning sky taken with my phone, Galaxy Note S3. Edited with BlogPad Pro
Today I rode my bicycle 16 miles. I road down 7th to Gravois to Arsenal, to Kingshighway, to Manchester, back to Broadway, South on Broadway for a while, turned around and went home. I stopped by a music shop where I found...
I bought Deborah a small Nikon Coolpix camera about two year ago. I mean really small. It’s the S01. The pictures are OK. I’ve decided tp carry it for my daily pics until I can find something a bit better. I have...
I attended part three of a four part panel series organized by Drone Free St. Louis. This event explored various concerns and implications of domestic drone use by the St. Louis Police Department, with donuts! The panel zeroed in on how militarized...
So since I did not have another picture to take. Why not take the STL Arch? It will have to do.
I love flowers. So when I don’t think I’m going to find a particularly interesting subject to photograph, flowers are awesome fill-ins to make sure I have a daily picture to post. The only image more pleasant than a beautiful flower is...
Today Deborah and I rode 5 miles on our bikes, went to a Marshalls were I bought a white shirt and hungout with our friend Denise and her partner Daniel. Deborah felt inspired to take a few pictures of me in my...
Today I participated in a Stand Down for Saint Louis area homeless veterans. My role was rather simple. I took names, addresses and phone numbers for the legal clinic, and then guided the vets to the legal team of Saint Louis University...
Heading home from the grocery store, look at what we walked up on. Now that’s a big pool of pee!
Donald Sterling is simply a high profile example of the racism that continues to be a constant undercurrent in our country. Many people claim it is isolated, but it is everywhere. One really does not have to search for it. For years,...
This is a touching and yet somewhat strange moment. It is wonderful to see a dad with his daughter. I love that he is teaching her how to be tough and face danger. But NYC on a miniature surf or oversize skateboard...
This was a cool day. I hung out with my mom, son and pretty still new grand-daughter. Impossible to pick a favorite picture.
I attended a Memorial Day event sponsored by Veterans For Peace Chapter 157 and other organizations. They had a great choir and spoken word. The Ragging Grannies are always a wonderful sight to see and a fun listen.
One of the coolest things I have ever done was to accompany my mother to her 60th Year High School Reunion. That’s right, my mother went to a 60-year reunion where many of her high school buddies reminisced about the fun times...
World War II Marine combat veteran and Veteran For Peace member Samuel Winstead, led a 360-mile “Ride for Peace” from Raleigh, NC, to D.C. I caught up with him in Washington. This picture was taken minutes after he finished the ride. He...
Students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale organized a peace-athon with Veterans For Peace. unfortunately, The site was in an out of the way place in the country and few people attended. It was a good try.