View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Smart asses bother me! They swagger. They primp. They sneer. And then I read this anonymous quote on the internet:             “If ...

View From Here: Getting Personal

View From Here: Getting Personal: I get to vent my frustrations here in my blog. There are those who read it faithfully every day and those that don’t. There are those who...

View From Here: Dissonance 3

View From Here: Dissonance 3: I’ll get this out of my system today. The last Dissonance article for awhile. First quote: “The corporations that profit from per...

View From Here: Delivering the Care

View From Here: Delivering the Care: As Americans we care. About a lot of people, a lot of things, a lot of ideas. We see someone suffering and we respond. In many ways. Olde...

View From Here: Distracted

View From Here: Distracted: I surprise myself. I realize I have not written about distracted drivers. First, I encounter them every day on every road at every speed....

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Envision the world. The globe. The starry nights. Then think on this quote: “Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisib...

View From Here: Dissonance 2

View From Here: Dissonance 2: More of the political warp messages shared with you this day. This is Friday so I will be on another topic next week! Just had to vent my...

View From Here: Dissonance

View From Here: Dissonance: The topic today is about reality and ideology. I have a few select quotes to present then I will make comments. The first is from War...

View From Here: Kinder, Gentler Nation

View From Here: Kinder, Gentler Nation: I was talking with some young people the other day, late teens and up to mid twenties. They are aware of current events and issues but on...

View From Here: Kinder, Gentler Nation

View From Here: Kinder, Gentler Nation: I was talking with some young people the other day, late teens and up to mid twenties. They are aware of current events and issues but on...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Living a life of purpose and usefulness to others is a grand idea. Today I share this idea found on the internet the other day. I hope ...

View From Here: News Not Celebrities!

View From Here: News Not Celebrities!: I will make this complaint public once again: news channels – electronic, print and social media – should be used to spread facts that b...

View From Here: Robin Williams

View From Here: Robin Williams: Where does one start with thinking about, wondering or loving Robin Williams and the stark fact that he is gone from our planet? In our t...

View From Here: Middle East vs Religious Wars

View From Here: Middle East vs Religious Wars: I am very uncomfortable with what is going on in the Middle East these days.  The choices on what to do, what public policies to support...

View From Here: Who Are You?

View From Here: Who Are You?: Asked some teens what three words best described them. These are kids who are struggling with underage alcohol and drug abuse. “friendly,...

View From Here: Contemplating Homecoming

View From Here: Contemplating Homecoming: This October will mark my 49 th anniversary of graduating college. Knox College ( Galesburg , Ill. ) Class of 1965. Doesn't seem ...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: War and peace, or peace and war? Which will it be? What has it been? Thomas Jefferson stated firmly:             “ I abhor war ...

View From Here: S&P Says: Wealth Gap Slowing Economy

View From Here: S&P Says: Wealth Gap Slowing Economy: Well, DUH! When economic resources congregate in too few hands the rest of the population has too few dollars to spend and keep the econo...

View From Here: An Honest Man

View From Here: An Honest Man: I’m not a sexist, so the title should read ‘An Honest Man or Woman’. OK, that’s out of the way. Now, let’s get back to it. An honest ...

View From Here: An Honest Man

View From Here: An Honest Man: I’m not a sexist, so the title should read ‘An Honest Man or Woman’. OK, that’s out of the way. Now, let’s get back to it. An honest ...

View From Here: Second Guessing Netanyahu!

View From Here: Second Guessing Netanyahu!: Oh Lordy, please, let us not rumple the feather surrounding Netanyahu.  Israel may be a friend of America , but not Mr. N. He is d...

View From Here: Looking For…?

View From Here: Looking For…?: What would brighten your day instantly? Is it a food item you’d love to devour just this instant? Or might it be an aroma you have long m...

View From Here: Gaza and More

View From Here: Gaza and More: Now there’s a threesome. All enemies, even those who live in the same territory. Hamas and PLO do not see eye to eye and have not been su...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: George Takei is an amazing person. Successful actor. Japanese American who survived the Japanese-American civilian internment camps/priso...

View From Here: The Right Stuff

View From Here: The Right Stuff: Over the years my thinking has changed about many things. At some stages of development I was strictly conservative. In those days, howev...