A Glimmer of Light in West Virginia’s Dark and Dusty Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis has brought a dark and dusty sky upon places like West Virginia, and like all darkness it only abates one way. Shining light.
Category: First Person
A Reverie on Failure Part 4: Gerrymandered Ludditism
A moral gerrymandering of my personal Ludditism can become disciplined if I filter that jagged line through the lens of the human condition.
What’s Left Behind
Grandma’s house was my happy place as a child, as is the case for many people; grandparent magic is a known phenomenon.
Life, Legacy, and Divine Intervention
I know it’s never the “fault” of the person responsible for fixing it, so I always try to keep my cool when life gets in the way of my plans
Far Beyond Awareness: Autism and Acceptance
Awareness and acceptance: An avalanche of well-meaning words, both from those who take our side, and those who work at cross purposes to our very existence while claiming allegiance.
A Few Notes on COVID and Cats
I would compare having COVID to wading into a bog where you can’t see what lurks beneath the water-imagine the trash compactor in Star Wars.
Owned On Facebook By My Mother: A Tribute
Let me tell you about being owned on Facebook by my mom, and I hope when I’m done I have adequately expressed my appreciation for her
A Parson’s Apocalyptic Journey
An apocalypse reveals what has been hidden before…and this is very clear when it comes to the church and my role as a pastor.
Not Talking About My Generation
Let us focus on the labeling and racking and stacking of generational cohort labels against each other, and how stupid that is.
Growing up in the System:
There are still too many people of my experience trying to apply their “the system” to today’s problems and today’s jobs.
The Real ScamDemic
You never know when a new scam might pop up, one she has not heard of, and she might not catch on as quickly as she might think.
A Tale of Two Cities: Chicago and Pittsburgh Illuminating My Life
If Pittsburgh is my city of memory, Chicago, rising from the farmlands to west & the lake to its east, is my city of independence
Once You Finish, You Can Take The Rest of The Day Off
After Baby Face made his edict and went off to find coffee, the four of us had a little huddle and all agreed to live with the consequences.
The Memorabilia Which Shape Me
This was certainly a memorable occasion for me, but it belongs in a closet full of memorabilia, events just like that, all crowding forward
Birding: Among the Birds of the Mitten
That auditory component, hearing along with seeing, is a big part of why birding is a thing while, say, insecting isn’t.
ZZ Top and Me
Who was going to grab the stupid kid on the traffic signal island first? The military police or ZZ Top in a limo?
One Step Backwards, Two Steps Forward
Or, adventures in amateur site maintenance…Using the site had become unpleasant. Someone needs to take the blame.
A Reverie on Failure Part 3: The Apex Predators
I am the hunter right now. The woods are anxious about me. I am the apex predator, armed in self-defense and lethal offense. This is calming.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Imperfect Sunsets to Life
All death is certain, of course, but a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is among the more trying of ways mortality comes for someone.
Aging: Will You Still Need Me, Will you Still Feed Me?
Exactly when you qualify as a “senior citizen” is not firmly established. For commercials and business, the sooner the better.
