Category: Creative non-fiction
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America’s Broken GPS
e started together United on an adventure and now we are individuals lost with no way home unless we reunite and pool our resources. If not, we perish.
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The Titanic, An Iceberg and Trump
Who we hire to sail the ship is as important as who we hire to build it. I think sometimes we forget that the designer and the captain are forever connected. The same rings true for America, Biden and Trump.
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American States renamed: Blast the United
Collectively, we have put aside and have long forgotten, or maybe never had, the marrow that connects us. Simply, we are now the States of America, we are not United.
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Horses and Blindered Exploitation
We wear blinders so we don’t see what’s in our peripheral vision as we race through life.
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Poop Story #1
I had a friend for many years. His name was Zach. He taught me to drink coffee as a tool to regulate my poops. I appreciated the information and have been implementing it ever since. Morning coffee followed by morning poop. As I get older and post the removal of my gallbladder, it’s now usually…
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Father’s Day Tribute
One of the worst of my life thus far was losing my father a few years ago. Since about 25 he was one of my best friends and confidants. I enjoyed speaking to him and sharing space. Kind of like a dog in the room, I just felt good we were together. Of course there…
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To Protect and Serve
I don’t have a problem with authority. I have a problem with the sense of entitlement that comes with those in authority. That they believe that because they are in a position of power, their opinion is right. This is false logic. Authority and power comes from respect and understanding those that you hold power…
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Losing Skin
I remember as a kid being taught to look both ways before crossing the street. As a young man, I was taught to observe my surroundings. And as a core value, I was taught to follow the golden rule and try to do more good than harm. Sometimes I think I am one of the…
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What’s Next?
I am starting a bit differently today as things are different. I want to start by addressing a concern. I will preface what I am about to write by stating I am a third generation Italian Irish American from New York. What I know about racsim, the slave trade and black lives have either learned…
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Spanking the Rich
If you wanted to control others, how would you do it? Me, I would use the age old tactic that every child intrinsically seems to know. Pit one person against another person to deflect the blame. As adults we imagine that this pitting ends as we mature. For argument’s sake let’s say it does not. …
Observations From the Spectrum 