We are now over a year and a half into the pandemic for Covid-19, and vaccines have been available to everyone in America (teenage and above) since February, yet barely half of the eligible US population has received a vaccine shot. Because of this, we are still in the midst of the pandemic and many […]
2020 will soon be coming to an end. Thank goodness! It has been a tough year for a great number of people in the United States and around the world. Man, WTF 2020? 2020 shaped up to be a great year when I was toasting with friends at a local restaurant/bar on December 31st, 2019. […]
"Together we stand, divided we fall" Pink Floyd As we enter the sixth month of the pandemic as I write this blog post, the United States of America has been devastated beyond anything anyone could have imagined because of the Coronavirus also known as Covid-19. The latest statistics are showing over 200,000 Americans have died […]
We are coming up fast on a Presidential election in a year that can only be described as bizarre and downright cruel. This year (2020) has been like no other in my considerable number of years on this earth. The vote in November for President of the United States will be between the Democratic challenger […]
Current situation As I write this blog post in July 2020, we are in the midst of another COVID spike. Many states are seeing their peak as far as daily cases and hospitalizations. California, Texas, Arizona, and Florida are experiencing a high daily death number. The Covid-19 Virus came upon us in early March and […]
Part 2 - Growing up and living in the South I've lived in the South my whole life. I started out by being born in Wilmington, North Carolina. When I was very young my family moved to Franklin, Virginia. Franklin is a small town located in the Western Tidewater area of Virginia and about an […]
Part 1 - police are out of control, and have been for a long time I have always believed in the power of the people. The United States of America has always been about the people who make up this country. The U.S is a melting pot consisting of Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asian, Indian, Men, […]
Flashback to December 31st, 2019. I am at a bar with friends sending off 2019 and looking forward to 2020. We were enjoying the friendship and comradery with some food and a few drinks while discussing what a great year 2020 is shaping up to be. The music is great (80's) band and the future […]
It is December 30th as I write this. 2017 is almost over and as with a lot of people, the last few days are a time to reflect on the year that has been, and to make resolutions for the year to come. In this blog post, I will write my thoughts as well as […]
It seems everywhere you turn your head these days there is a protest of one sort or another. Let's see... there are the NFL players protesting the National Anthem, there are people protesting the NFL because of those NFL player protest. There are people protesting the Confederate statues and also people who are protesting […]