“Joshua” has been thinking a lot about gun control. A former Marine, a gun owner, and a black man, “Joshua” is concerned about the high incidents of mass shooting in this country. He has carefully researched the backgrounds of each...

This past August, I made three posters. I can’t call them protest posters, because instead of the usual signs you see at protest rallies that shout at passers-by to think this way about an issue, my signs all said, “Please...

The late 1960’s saw the highest number of automobile fatalities since cars went on the road in the late 1800’s. Every year, as the number of fatalities increased year by year, the American public seemed lethargic about the loss of...

I’ll admit that a lapse has occurred in my writing. While the forces of weather have not been kind to so many areas of the country these past few weeks, New England has been blessed with a long string of...

Note: For me and for my readers, it is good to pause every so often to take a more personal, less intellectual and philosophical approach to equality. I call these “inside-out” exercises because they draw from deep inside our own...

I often look up recipes on line, even for simple things like macaroni and cheese or meatloaf. I like seeing different ways to make a dish really, really delicious....

Often in these articles I have stressed the need to talk to one another. The very first article I posted here, “Signs, Signs,” commented on the way many protest signs discourage communication among people with different viewpoints....

Of all the bullying Donald Trump has done during his political life, the incident that sticks out in the minds of many voters is the sight of him mocking a reporter with a congenital disease (NBC News online, 8/11/2016). Even...

My cousin Lynn suffered from lung cancer long before I knew anything was wrong. I noticed that she was a little slow to get to the phone, often sounded like she’d been asleep, had a little cough here and there....

When I saw the first creamy orange day lilies blooming, I was cross. “This is happening way too much!” I bought a yellow day lily just like my other yellow day lilies, with a picture clearly showing a likeness to...