Thoughts for the Day, July 18, 2022: I am back for the moment.
Last week was a rough one as far as writing my blog. This week will not be much better, but I will give it my best shot. My granddaughter Alexis …
Thoughts for the Day, July 8, 2022: The cost is astronomical
The cost to society of the never-ending shootings in our country, especially in our major cities, is astronomical. Not only the cost of the loss of life, but the time …
Thoughts for the Day, July 7, 2022: Everyday they put their lives on the line for us.
I am getting tired with writing about violence, especially mass murders and gun violence against our law enforcement officers. Unfortunately, it has been in our face the last month and …
Thoughts for the Day, July 6, 2022: How about those Tigers?
How about those Tigers? Out of nowhere they sweep the Cleveland Guardians (Indians). At the half-way point in the season the Tigers are 34-47, eleven games behind the Central Division …
Thoughts for the Day, June 7, 2022: It has been two weeks and still no action.
It has been two weeks since the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas when 22 people died (19 elementary age students) and 18 were wounded. Since then, there have been 37 …
Thoughts for the Day, May 16, 2022: 63 incidents, 312 dead, 466 injured since 2018.
Questions of the Day: When are we going to get serious about the dangers of a broken mental health system combined with the ease of access of guns? Are they …
Thoughts for the Day, May 3 and 4: It is a two-for and SCOTUS needs a plumber
Today will be a “two-for” since May 4th is Leah’s 70th birthday. I will be taking the family to dinner and a little celebration so I doubt I will be …
Thoughts for the Day, April 20, 2022: Orchid for Mallory and an Onion for Miggy
It is not often I pay attention to speeches by politicians, but this speech by Mallory McMarrow, Michigan Democratic State Senator from Royal Oak, got my attention thanks to a …
Thoughts for the Day, April 19, 2022: Why is it so hard to focus on the greater good?
Make no mistake we live in a great country. However, the recent water crisis in Benton Harbor and Flint is reminder that we could do so much better if we …
Thoughts for the Day, April 18, 2022: Moses Fleetwood Walker may have been the first.
There must have been some serious clandestine operations going on at this tire store in Lviv, Ukraine for the Russians to shoot a missile from 1,000 miles away at a …