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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“Jersey” Boys
There is a phenomenon that has grown more commonplace that completely baffles me. Why do fully-grown adults, particularly those that have grown in all the wrong proportions, wear sports jerseys bearing the name of some athlete? Sadly, this is a…
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Same Sex Marriage Chicken Sandwich Morality
August 5, 2012 I came across a recent letter to the editor in the Florida Today newspaper. The letter expressed agreement with Chik-Fil-A President Dan Cathy’s position on Same Sex Marriage. I will give them one thing, at least they didn’t hide…
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Miranda Warnings: Why do we name monumental USSC decisions after the perpetrators, rather than the victims?
On March 13, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested. The arrest was primarily based on circumstantial evidence linking him to the kidnapping and rape of a 17-year-old woman 10 days earlier. After a prolonged interrogation he confessed. The conviction was reversed…
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Why?
Why would you love me….. i let you go years ago Why would you love me….. i did it again and again Why would you love me…. i could do it all over again Why would you love me….. i…
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Ant CSI or Law and Order (Hymenoptera)
Have you ever watched ants as they come across one of their own. I don’t mean as they run willy nilly about, but upon one their own, dead? My observations entertain two scenarios. The ant that finds the “victim” immediately…
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To Surrender America, I hope not
I know it is easy to pick on the TSA, but it occurred to me the other day that some of the blame should fall on us for how we chose to equip them. The latest and greatest gadget in…
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Temperance
Because of You It has been so long It has been so hard Time conspires against us, growing shorter For the longest time I doubted my own heart…. But, with you……. Your sweat mingles with mine Your skin feels like…
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Sharing Nature
I went fishing today. As soon as I had baited the hook, cast it into the channel off of Sanibel, I got out my throw net to capture some live bait fish. The entire time I was setting up my…
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The Hand of God
It is easy to understand why people see the hand of God in a spectacular sunset. The cloud patterns, the ever changing hues of colors, the sheer magnificence, what else could it be but divine. As breathtaking as it often…
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Travel Stresses
I love to travel. I am, so to speak, in the business. As a consequence of my employment I get to hear a lot about things that bother people. Delays, mostly. The rare, thank goodness, cancellation. Obnoxious behavior on the…
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The Real Victims of Religious Persecution
There are many candidates for the office of most persecuted. At various points in history, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Buddhists, Evangelicals all were the victims of religious persecution. Generally, at the hands of another Religious sect. But there is one…