View From Here: Jussie Smollett

View From Here: Jussie Smollett: His fame flame has flickered. He is good looking. He is alluring. And he can act. Just not well enough. So, he cooked up a publicity...

View From Here: Housing Issues

View From Here: Housing Issues: At 75 my only concern about housing is affordability as I approach the end of life. Well, also access to the care I’ll need when I cannot...

View From Here: Mueller Report

View From Here: Mueller Report: The report is in the hands of the Attorney General. He will decide what and how it will be handled. Meanwhile endless chatter by newsies ...

View From Here: Economic Realities

View From Here: Economic Realities: A lot has been written on the dynamic energy of our current economy. Conservatives claim this is the direct result of lesser regulations ...

View From Here: Proactive, not Reactive

View From Here: Proactive, not Reactive: Trump provides plenty of material to which we react. But that saps us of energy, focus and work needed to acquire our fustory . Focusing ...

View From Here: Fustory: needed investments

View From Here: Fustory: needed investments: Our story in the future requires many investments for it to unfold in reality. I’m not certain of any of this, but I think the general di...

View From Here: Story of Want

View From Here: Story of Want: I’ve been thinking about this for some time. the ideas keep coming but are separated. The logic does not flow. Lately I’ve been getting g...

View From Here: Fix Obamacare

View From Here: Fix Obamacare: Why should we fix Obamacare?   Because it worked despite republican attacks and legislative skullduggery. When congressional republicans ...

View From Here: Creating the New

View From Here: Creating the New: We get a lot of bad news. Every day. A plane crash. Failed new product with horrible results. Economic news that puzzles markets. Declini...

View From Here: America’s Brokenness

View From Here: America’s Brokenness: As much as I am a loyal American, I am also a close critic. Blind loyalty is meaningless. Thinking and analysis keeps me honest; in turns...

View From Here: Bits and Pieces

View From Here: Bits and Pieces: Impeach or Not? I don’t care if the president is impeached or not. It is only a legal term meaning ‘indictment’; that means there is...

View From Here: More on Religion

View From Here: More on Religion: Finding my way to myself. Knowing me. Understanding me. That is my quest. That is the reason for my journey. Of what use is life? Wh...

View From Here: As Time Goes By

View From Here: As Time Goes By: Seven years writing this blog; seven years and five months. In my eighth year. Daily, at first every day with an extra post once in a whi...

View From Here: Alternates of Truth

View From Here: Alternates of Truth: Open a newspaper, a news magazine and what do you see? Words. Exclamation points. Question marks. But what about meaning?   Do you find y...

View From Here: Anti-Hate Legislation?

View From Here: Anti-Hate Legislation?: A bit of bosh in Congress these days. Even more than in recent years. Take the Anti-hate bill recently passed in the House. A young, Musl...

View From Here: Religion in Today’s Life?

View From Here: Religion in Today’s Life?: Do you consider yourself religious?   Spiritual? Or something else? What defines the differences for you? Do you consider these issues fr...

View From Here: Seeking the Next President

View From Here: Seeking the Next President: As Richard Nixon grew more wounded, the nation writhed in discomfort. The government still functioned but leadership became addled, incom...

View From Here: Subsidizing Corporations

View From Here: Subsidizing Corporations: How does the federal government subsidize companies?   Let us count the ways: 1.       Reduced income tax rates; reference the new ...

View From Here: NEXUS Tonight!

View From Here: NEXUS Tonight!: For local readers this post is important. I don't expect our foreign readers to drop in tonight! As promised Nexus will meet ...

View From Here: North Korea Summit

View From Here: North Korea Summit: The first summit between trump and Kim was held in Singapore. I didn’t hold much hope for the results of that meeting. A lot of hoopla wi...

View From Here: Sorting Things Out

View From Here: Sorting Things Out: Standing before a room of 23 people. Adults of all ages and colors. Interests different – so very different – but the passions ran high. ...