Sometimes you’re powerless. The story began on May 15, 2022. That Sunday, as I had done for a couple days also before and after, I stayed...

I’m lined up to get my own place. I toured an apartment on Tuesday 11/29/22.  It’s 550 s.f., rent nominally $1,000, and within a half...

A parable of relief vs. advocacy “Relief” refers to providing for needy people’s immediate survival needs — food, shelter and clothing,...

Not what we were taught in Sunday school. For two weeks in May, 2022, I agonized over what direction to pursue in life; whether or not to...

… are wholly in the eye of the beholder. Nicaragua says it is closing OAS offices, expelling staff The adage says that those who fail to...

The title pretty much says it all. In his dream , Edgar Cayce saw himself ascending in a column of light, passing through different...

The cosmos stands accused. It’s one thing if someone uses a wheelchair or a blind man’s cane, or has cerebral palsy.  Other diseases can...

This scares me, in two ways: How can public opinion be so malleable? How can different reporters draw such different conclusions from the...

When we refuse to believe that they do, in fact, believe what they do. “President Trump Saves America from Hell,” by Charles Meagher How...

“Every single white person upholds the systems and structures of white supremacy.”— Lisa Bond Test: Can I discuss this without losing my...

Resilience The Inky Dinky Spider Related: Job search update, 09/01/14 Life in the outer darkness Music:  Badfinger, “No Matter What”...

We can change history. My daily prayer time begins with prayer for various chronic health conditions.  The last one on the list is my...

Love and Order Related: Dez Bryant, love and responsibility Where trees thrive, people thrive Music:  The Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”...

(1) Never underestimate the enemy (2) The persuasive power of honesty I am seeing many, many headlines making little of the Russian...

Again, there is no truth without love. The report is pretty bare-bones as it is, so I will merely reproduce it rather than try to...

A city set on a hill cannot be hid. The U.S. and the New Jerusalem Music: Tim O’Brien, “Twelve Gates to the City”...

It’s my own fault. Related:  The twisties On December 1, 2021, this ad appeared on FaceBook: On his website, Rasaji describes himself as...

She’s not like the others. My FaceBook news feed continues to see many, many posts promising shortcuts to manifestation. Related:  ...

Science meets the spooky. Since we reverted to Standard Time, I have routinely had two smoke breaks daily after dark; and since we’ve...

The party line can change a thousand times. The believers still believe. In question is how I, as William Tell, will deal with callers...