Night at the Museum of AmericaWhat are you up to today? Six years ago, in the fall of 2020, I asked my readers how they were doing. More specifically: how were they handling pandemic isolation? Does anyone remember the optimistic theory that if we all stayed home for 30 days, we’d be back to workContinueContinue reading “MAGA Virus: A Contemporary Pandemic of History”
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Whisky Tango Foxtrot: Love is in the Air
This last week, when the Syrian rebels freed prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons and a celebration broke out in the streets of Damascus, I thought about the romantic rescue scene in the 2016 Tina Fey movie Whisky Tango Foxtrot.
Surviving a Life-Altering Accident and Finding Strength in the Idiocracy Era
He took off his black RUSH concert shirt. Gave it to the lady, “Here”. She began to dab my head with it. My voice left me. I was unable to yell, “NO! I don’t want sweaty rocker sweat in my open wound!” but I thought it. She ignored all basic first aid protocols, using a crossing motion, and she baptized me in the name of Lee, Peart, and Lifeson. Brushing off blood and gravel from my face.
De-escalation
https://youtu.be/inNBpizpZkE Thursday Share DayWriters LOVE words. Can the right words change the nation? Yes. The other day a friend sent this news article over to me, and I’m letting you all in on it. This is not the first time I’ve read about the Bellingham Police using their Crisis Negotiator Team to de-escalate a situation.ContinueContinue reading “De-escalation”
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