View From Here: Tired and Disgusted

View From Here: Tired and Disgusted: Lies. Storytelling. Fabrication. Corruption. Power brokering. Money grubbing. National and regional sordid deals. International dirty deeds...

View From Here: Push and Pull of Policy

View From Here: Push and Pull of Policy: As a mom or dad, the kids ask you for something you are not sure of. They want an allowance let’s say, and you wonder how this should be ...

View From Here: Virtue and Virtuous?

View From Here: Virtue and Virtuous?: A reader commented on how did I become so virtuous?   I don’t know how to answer him. I don’t see myself as virtuous, whatever that means...

View From Here: Another Trip to Chicago

View From Here: Another Trip to Chicago: A speech therapy appointment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was the focus of this day. Son John drove us into the city for an 11:30 ap...

View From Here: Reactions

View From Here: Reactions: None, really. Yesterday’s post was the ‘World’s Shortest Play.’ It was four lines. I’m don’t know how many people saw it or read it. Or e...

View From Here: Economic Stability

View From Here: Economic Stability: War destabilizes a nation’s economy. That instability creates jobs in some sectors related to military supplies, weaponry and defense/off...

View From Here: Order in the House!

View From Here: Order in the House!: Let’s see, what’s going off the rails now? These will do for starters: 1.       Foreign affairs not smooth at all; at all. Allies a...

View From Here: Legacy Moment Report

View From Here: Legacy Moment Report: Well, I must say Friday unfolded beautifully! Although a stormy night, dawn arrived with the storms moving east and I was about to head w...

View From Here: Legacy Moment

View From Here: Legacy Moment: Today I drive to Galesburg, Illinois, to Knox College campus. My oldest grandchild – Lindsay – is moving into the college and enrolling a...

View From Here: Remembering September 11, 2001

View From Here: Remembering September 11, 2001: It was a day to remember. Still is. More than 3000 lives were lost, mostly American, some foreign visitors or workers on special visas. A...

View From Here: Economics

View From Here: Economics: Trade between one person and another is commerce. The value of the thing traded – whether a thing or a service – matters little. Somethin...

View From Here: Use of Political Parties?

View From Here: Use of Political Parties?: I know we have Republican and Democrat parties. Others as well, like Libertarian, Green, and maybe even the Socialist? But what it comes ...

View From Here: Compelling Comfort

View From Here: Compelling Comfort: Every now and again peace descends upon me. Maybe it is after supper, the day is mostly done, all that remains is a soft, slow evening si...

View From Here: The Press, Free Speech & Civility

View From Here: The Press, Free Speech & Civility: The title is a mouthful. It holds promise of interesting topics. In a blog, however, the promise is limited. Space for one; attention spa...

View From Here: Coping

View From Here: Coping: Load up the schedule. Slot in another task. Consider an assignment and what needs researching. How would I lay out the written report? Wh...

View From Here: Focus on Differences

View From Here: Focus on Differences: It’s fun to learn new things. Hell, it’s fun to learn new things about old things we thought we knew. That’s one reason we listen to ...

View From Here: Existential Concerns

View From Here: Existential Concerns: Yesterday we spoke of peace and goodwill toward all humankind. Another way of saying it is survival. Survival plus quality of life. The l...