Questioning War

Questioning War This poem, by Thomas Moore, put together in Photoshop with a gradient background, certainly raises some doubts about the usefulness to the human race of war, and the results of war, not for the instigators, but for those who actually do the fighting.

Brief is Good Until it Gets Ridiculous

Brief is Good Until it Gets Ridiculous My goal is to keep most of the posts brief, but I will try not to make them excessively ( or ridiculously) brief as is too often found on social media, particularly X, and Instagram. At least Instagram is useful in that it allows creators to show their […]

More Photos Coming Daily

More Photos Appearing Often I want this site to be content oriented, but without a shortage of pictures. I think that’s easier on the eyes, and besides, I have thousands of photos to choose from, digital dating back to 2008 and analog going back further, but they will require scanning before they can show up […]

Social Media Quotes Disguised as Research

Social Media Quotes Disguised as Research One of the more ridiculous things I see in news reporting is the display of Twitter/X posts as verification of what someone said. It would make a lot more sense, and be far less disruptive of the look of the page to simply say “as posted on X” followed […]

Retirement and Politics

Retirement I am 75 years old. I have been seriously ill for much of the last three years, but even at 72, before I became ill, I can’t imagine having been able to carry out the duties of my high stress career, even at that age, let alone at the age of 77 (Trump), or […]

US Presidential Election

US Presidential Election All I can say at this point is that I am disconcerted, particularly on behalf of younger voters, that they have to choose between two old men, one of them a toxic manipulater of the public, and the other perhaps well meaning, but simply too old to be running for president. Really, […]