View From Here: I Miss Going to Church

View From Here: I Miss Going to Church: I’ll clarify that – I don’t miss church; I miss going to church. First, church is everywhere. It is inside me and you and wherever t...

View From Here: Free Speech

View From Here: Free Speech: As long as the speech is peaceful and not inciting violence, the message should be allowed unfettered. Burning a flag, any flag, is speec...

View From Here: Facebook Policy

View From Here: Facebook Policy: Social media is a thing today. A really big thing. Billions of accounts across the globe. Billions of messages sent daily. Free speech su...

View From Here: Reparations?

View From Here: Reparations?: If the sins of a society are present, how do we handle that? Especially if the sins are hundreds of years old. That raises who receives t...

View From Here: Differentness

View From Here: Differentness: “Better than” – each of us has muttered that phrase many times in our lives. I know I have. You know this about yourself, too. Admit it. ...

View From Here: Picking a Fight Over Masks

View From Here: Picking a Fight Over Masks: During the pandemic scientists have advised and cajoled the masses to distance themselves, stay home as much as possible, and wear masks ...

View From Here: Clear and Present Danger

View From Here: Clear and Present Danger: I’ve written about this before. The sitting president in the White House is a clear and present danger to the safety and well-being of th...

View From Here: Covid-19 Spread and Testing

View From Here: Covid-19 Spread and Testing: Logic, truth, fact. Three words that ground us. Consider – ·         Face masks curb the spread of coronavirus; this is proven, fac...

View From Here: Birthday #77

View From Here: Birthday #77: Intimation of limits become apparent as we age. 77 is not an extremely old number, but it is beyond mature! 77 informs the person of limi...

View From Here: Dealing with Isolation

View From Here: Dealing with Isolation: Pandemics are rare. In my lifetime we had the polio epidemic. I’m not sure it was ever considered a pandemic, one that leapt across natio...

View From Here: Pandemic Lessons

View From Here: Pandemic Lessons: It came without warning. No preparation made; none required. An illness had entered our social order and it spread quickly to many. ...

View From Here: Rudderless?

View From Here: Rudderless?: No. I am not without a rudder. What I am without, is a current against which the rudder grabs traction. In the time of COVID pandemi...

View From Here: Parallel Universes

View From Here: Parallel Universes: Recently I have fielded Facebook comments complaining about what a sitting governor or mayor or congressperson has done or not done. Usua...

View From Here: Holding Our COVID Breath

View From Here: Holding Our COVID Breath: Illinois is doing well with managing the pandemic. Our testing continues to grow and identify current, active cases of the virus. Our num...

View From Here: Stock Market Performance

View From Here: Stock Market Performance: Out of kilter. Soaring stock prices without substantive backing. As social chaos reigns the stock markets are rising? Where is the logic ...

View From Here: Politics and Public Policy

View From Here: Politics and Public Policy: A lot of slander and misinformation floating through social media these days. Ideologies mostly are the motivator. Some are bald politica...

View From Here: I Don’t Have the Answer

View From Here: I Don’t Have the Answer: Black lives do matter. Police brutality does exist. Injustice and racism not only exist, they comingle to make a deadly brew. Those ...

View From Here: Supporting Nonprofits

View From Here: Supporting Nonprofits: A poll appeared on my internet feed this morning. It asked how I preferred to support a nonprofit. The choices were – donate cash, volunt...

View From Here: Memories…

View From Here: Memories…: So many memories flood the mind. Times of childhood triggered by smells, touch, wafting breezes. Sounds also cause recalls. Taste, too. F...

View From Here: Turning the Corner?

View From Here: Turning the Corner?: Change happens constantly. Some welcome. Some not. History is made of change. Happy or sad, history tells a story of a people over time. ...

View From Here: Turning the Corner?

View From Here: Turning the Corner?: Change happens constantly. Some welcome. Some not. History is made of change. Happy or sad, history tells a story of a people over time. ...

View From Here: Doing it Over Again

View From Here: Doing it Over Again: If you were given the chance to live your life over again, would you? No rules attached, just freedom to start fresh? If I am allowed to ...

View From Here: In Need Of…?

View From Here: In Need Of…?: Violence. Hatred. Racism. Homophobia. Xenophobia. Anti-intellectualism. Envy. Sexism. Egotism. White supremacy. Lack of self-esteem. Thes...

View From Here: ANTIFA

View From Here: ANTIFA: Anti fascist pseudo organization. A pretend group trying to act frightening. More words than actions, but that’s OK. Rather they use wor...

View From Here: Letter to My Grandkids

View From Here: Letter to My Grandkids: This is for all of my grandkids, but two in particular, Kira and Lindsay Drozdik. I remember visiting with you shortly after the 201...