Nuclear desolation from the eyes of a drone

This is video of a drone flyover of the city of Chernobyl, Russia..I suppose we all know of the deadly and tragic history from the end of the 20th century.. Now, so many decades later—but no danger is gone—a drone captured chilling footage of the city of Pripyat, Ukraine. The city is stuck in time—people … Read moreNuclear desolation from the eyes of a drone

A Sunday morning coming down

Normally  this weekly post is usually titled the ‘Sunday morning sidewalk’ .. but today this Sunday morning is coming down..  The reason is not clear, but there is a deep concern in my heart about some personal issues that seem to be developing in my family. Let me explain without giving away personal secrets–I’m a … Read moreA Sunday morning coming down

Bargain prices: Selling your Thanksgiving night for the night at the races

NIGHT AT THE RACES! The early bird Black Friday specials begin tonight: Thanksgiving » I am half inclined to not care about this Black Friday mayhem.. To a big degree, throughout my teenage and adult life, Thanksgiving night has been boring. Prior to my married and fatherhood days, friends and I would take to the … Read moreBargain prices: Selling your Thanksgiving night for the night at the races

THANKSGIVING EVE, THE PARTIES BEGIN. BUT THE SNOW FALLS

Greetings from my world to yours.. From my son, who was longingly looking at a snowstorm as it began today.. to Mutley the Dog, who was counting every single flake as his next bite in the great nature buffet.. Today, the day before Thanksgiving 2014, was a fine day. It was marred by travel nightmares … Read moreTHANKSGIVING EVE, THE PARTIES BEGIN. BUT THE SNOW FALLS

Season’s Greetings from Hell

The sign could not have been in a more bizarre spot. As protests began last night in Ferguson, Missouri, police and people had a stand off, a “Season’s Greetings” sign was evident in a number of photographs.. Fires eventually raged while President Obama addressed the nation, and rest became a blip in history. Another tale … Read moreSeason’s Greetings from Hell

THE BIG PICTURE: SPLIT SCREEN HELL IN FERGUSON, THANKSGIVING 2014

After months of tension and anger, and the buildup of a racial divide in the United States, things got settled tonight on one hand. And really out of hand on the other.. Officer Michael Brown was not indicted for killing Michael Brown in the summer. Some say Brown’s hands were high in the air. Others … Read moreTHE BIG PICTURE: SPLIT SCREEN HELL IN FERGUSON, THANKSGIVING 2014

The Jonestown express: Why it still matters. And why we should never forget

I was not living during Jonestown.. the massacre occurred before I entered this world–at least in the current incarnation I inhabit. But I have been both fascinated and perplexed by what Jim Jones was able to obtain: The complete submission of a large group of people, to the point where they chose death.. The choice … Read moreThe Jonestown express: Why it still matters. And why we should never forget

The Sunday morning sidewalk before Thanksgiving 2014

Preparations are being made.. Turkeys are getting set for their pardons. Others are plucked and ready for an oven baked  night of finger licking food. Thanksgiving is set for this week. No stopping it, the calender does not lie and time does not give any extra seconds to get things right.. But things this year … Read moreThe Sunday morning sidewalk before Thanksgiving 2014

JFK.. Blown away. 51 years today. No one else has anything to say.

Today is the 51st anniversary of the JFK assassination. I contemplated this all week, and listened to some amazing GROUND ZERO WITH CLYDE LEWIS shows as well. It angers me to think that we don’t have truth, and that even after all these decades are done, the main theory of the assassination being perpetrated by … Read moreJFK.. Blown away. 51 years today. No one else has anything to say.