From the desk
Writing
Essays, op-eds, and mind wanderings on justice, policing, aging, the trail, and whatever else won’t leave me alone.
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Losing the Dogs (albeit briefly)
I did the unthinkable today. I (almost) lost the dogs. While they were procured by my wife and I, maintained by my wife and I, provided for by my wife and I, they belong to my daughter. I’ve written about…
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Imagination, Reality, and Responsibility
Part II: Reality (an essay in three parts) The concept of Reality has troubled philosophers, scientists, and the insane since the beginning of time. What is real, actual? Can we ever be sure? Of course we can. If it is…
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Nothing Else Need be Said
I watched a family walking into a restaurant the other day. No psychic ability required to see them as they were, Father, Mother, two boys maybe 8 and 10. Mom leading the way. She opens the door. The two boys…
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Imagination, Reality, and Responsibility
An Essay in Three Parts Part I: Imagination I wonder what happened to the concepts of Imagination, Reality, and Responsibility. I was born into the baby boomer generation. I grew up in the age of Post-World War II prosperity, the…
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Trying something new
As many of you know I am in the midst of publishing my first novel. It is a trying, difficult, yet exhilarating experience. That work, Collision of Faith, is in the publishing review process. Meanwhile, I am experimenting with different…
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Prayer in School IS the Answer
Putting prayer back in schools may in fact BE the answer to our problems. I have thought about this and have changed my mind, perhaps it is time to do this. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I am…
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A Question of Omnipotence
Assuming there is such thing as an omnipotent God, one that gives us free will, then we can surmise he didn’t cause the tragedy at Sandy Hook. My question is, couldn’t an omnipotent being, knowing it was going to happen,…
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For my daughter, in whom I am well pleased.
The birth of a child brings a total upheaval to one’s life. From the moment of birth, to when they first open their eyes and smile, to the time they first head out a door on their own, they encompass…
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The Journey
She looked out over the dunes for his return, a sign, anything. Would he come? Why haven’t heard? Why is he so distant? This is the part she hates, the intensity of the feelings, love, hope, doubt, distance, despair, delight,…
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Time Travel
Imagine you are given the opportunity to travel in time, under the following conditions; You can go forward or backward without limitation You can remain for 24 hours You can travel anywhere, instantaneously You can understand any language You will…
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Good Cop, Bad Cop
I have always found it amusing when people, whose total law enforcement experience comes from watching television, speak authoritatively about the difference between a Good Cop and a Bad Cop. Those of us that have actually been on the job…