Pen For Hire
Gene GlotzerHere is my second story for the 2020 12 stories in 12 months challenge. The prompt was "For Hire" and the word count was 1,000. This one was a bit…
Philosophy Phridays – Tense and Aspect
Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and then write about whatever comes up. This week’s random…
Vote Blue No Matter Who
“Vote blue no matter who,” has been the catch phrase of the anti-Trump movement in the 2020 election. I’m not against the sentiment. It’s been true for as long as…
Why Warren?
I said in a recent post that I believe Elizabeth Warren is the best presidential candidate of my lifetime. This post will explain why. And, just to be different, it…
Elizabeth Warren and Janet Jackson
After the New Hampshire primary, I was on Twitter. I ran across a Bernie Bro gleefully saying that Elizabeth Warren got what she deserved with her disappointing finish because she…
Philosophy Phridays – Colonialism
Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and then write about…
I’ve Got a Problem
Photo by ActionVance on Unsplash I’ve always assumed that most people are good people. And I don’t mean 51%. I’m talking about 95% or more. When I pass someone on…
Philosophy Phridays – Bodily Awareness
Photo by Form on Unsplash Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and then write about whatever…
Birthday Blues
Photo by Alex Holyoake on Unsplash Last year, I had an amazingly bad birthday. I contracted Lyme disease just before my birthday and started the antibiotic regimen on my birthday.…
Unemployed
I got laid off from my job last October. Soon it will be four months without a job. I haven't written about it at all until recently. Part of that…