The subject of health care reform has been a big issue in Washington and the news media for the past year. Citizens jumped into the fray, for the most part uninvited, when it became apparent that our elected representatives were botching the process. Town hall meetings, rallies and protest marches sent a message to legislators [...]
Will it take a crisis of cataclysmic proportions to shake us from our lofty ideological perches to unite Americans again? Long gone is the patriotism of World War II; and, to lesser degrees, the citizens’ willingness to enter the First Gulf War and the initial reaction when the World Trade Centers were taken down by [...]
As a pre-boomer, I remember the days when “public servants,” as those in the public sector were referred to, made much less than those employed by businesses because there was less risk and more benefits for those working for the government. It was up to the individual to decide what they wanted before starting off [...]
As a pre-boomer growing up in Philadelphia in the ‘40s and early ‘50s, I thought winter was a two-part season and lasted four months instead of three. For me winter began on Thanksgiving and ended with the last snow storm of the year, around St. Patrick’s Day.
The first part of the season started with a [...]
That’s a pretty heavy title for this pre-boomer blog, but a conversation with a younger friend of mine prompted this writing. I am not schooled in theology and have not been part of organized religion or the church of my youth for many years. However, I do believe in God and try to live my [...]
