AM radio, near electricity. Creates a static storm made especially for me. I grew up in static of fifty thousand watts. CKLW great as AM ever got. That Motown static sound back in the early days. Was full of the Temptations and the likes of Isaac Hayes. FM blundered in …
“Love thine enemy” is a statement not to change them, but a statement to change us! It means to recognize them not as enemies but as people just like ourselves trying to find their way in this world. It means to love them like ourselves. This is a command given …
Ever stare at a blank screen that seems to stare right back? I like a little white space, but that’s not what I lack. My word assembly engine, is running a bit dry. The longer that I stare, the harder that I try. To fill a screen with words, that …
I’ve owned 6 Toyota’s my apologies to ‘buy America’. I offer no excuse. There were 32,719 automobile deaths, 2013 in the US. Murderers and criminals usually own or steal vehicles to assist them in their work. Cell phones too! I support the not always honest auto industry and Verizon. Sometimes …
Sing out loud or hum a tune or keep it to yourself. Even as you do your chores smile like an elf. Lend a helping hand and be a Johnny on the spot. Be like your dog thinks you are even if you’re not. The Boy Scouts taught me something …
I love our country. I love my life here. No people in the world are perfect. Many studies tie economic opportunity to crime and inadequate education. Democracy is a double edged sword that can accelerate prosperity but also greed and poverty. Any economic system is subject to the faults of …
Words fascinate me. Larry Tate and Darrin on Bewitched taught me when I was very young how words can be used to sell anything. Since then I’ve been aware of or maybe wary of the way words are used in news articles, books, and to sell toys whether they are …