Author Archives: jharrin4

Standing by and seeing our urgent problems but not acting on it is being complicit with whatever you are witnessing that is clearly wrong. Have you made your disappointment and disapproval known? Called your local, state and national representatives? If … Continue reading →

You’ve heard the joke: someone says memory is the second thing to go. The person on the receiving end of that statement responds with “what’s the first thing?” . Then the response to that response is “Hmm. I can’t remember”. … Continue reading →

Today is June 6, 2025. Eighty-one years ago on this date, 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of northern France. Thousands of ships and aircraft were involved in the operation. Known as D-Day, it represents the largest amphibious invasion in … Continue reading →

Hey. How ya been? Uh, the usual. Different day same dystopia. I hear ya. The cost of everything is going up. More than usual. More than usual, and then some. Chaos. Yeah. Lot of chaos. And not much control. Where’s … Continue reading →

Life on our planet has existed about 3.8 billion years. Civilization, with agriculture and trade leading to surplus food and economic stability goes back between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Language developed about 150,000 years ago. Tools and weapons date back … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago was May 5. Also known as Cinco de Mayo. Cinco is the observance of the 1862 victory at Pueblo by Mexican troops over French forces. Many a gringo assumes it to be Mexico’s Independence Day. … Continue reading →

May Day, May 1st: Observing the workers struggle against the ruthless and unethical business practices led by the “robber barons” of the late 19th century. The most notorious of these barons included John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt and … Continue reading →

Just thought I’d jump on and vent my spleen for a moment. My compulsion for this entry has to do with that man. What man? I’ll assume you have a clear picture of who that man is. Who else could … Continue reading →

Here we are, a couple of days removed from election Tuesday. The results, writ large, were a mix of good and bad news regarding We the People and the current state of affairs emanating from 1600 Mar-a-Lago. Well, no matter … Continue reading →

We the People…in order to promote the general welfare… insure domestic tranquility… (and other noble stuff) establish this Constitution. Article II, section 1, paragraph 8 (of Executive power): Before he enters on the Execution of his Office, he shall take … Continue reading →