When to Jump on the Bandwagon
Am I a band wagon jumper? If so, yuck. I don’t want to be part of the movement of mindless drones accepting everything they see. And I don’t want to be a hypocrite just joining a movement because it is cool. And yet I find myself adopting many things as a latecomer. Why is that? […]
Whose Lives Matter?
My fear tells me I have nothing to say as a white man living a privileged life in the United States. What if my words will make things worse? What if it’s too little, too late? Well, I don’t usually let fear stop me from speaking my mind, so now doesn’t seem like the time […]
We Can’t Go Back
I’ve heard a lot of people talking during 2020 pandemic about wanting to “get back to normal”. This is my personal opinion, but that normal is gone. Dead. Lost to us. For one thing, our idea of normal is a fabrication in our minds that has little bearing on reality. What I think of as […]
Bravado or Acceptance
A few days ago, I posted about the fear pandemic that is sweeping the world. While I am very concerned about the fear that is gripping people, I also want to talk about another way I find myself responding that maybe you can relate to. And that is bravado. What I want to do in […]
The Pandemic of Fear
I imagine at this point you are aware that there is a deadly pandemic sweeping the world. Actually there are two. But the COVID-19 one is getting plenty of coverage. The other pandemic is fear. Let me be clear, there is definitely danger to COVID-19, and I am not trying to downplay it. We are […]