Tuesday night with the drop of the Dekalb County Georgia votes I went to bed with a sense of optimism for where the U.S. was headed. When I awoke yesterday and saw the alert on my phone that Warnock had won and Ossoff was leading I left for work with great hope for the daysContinue reading “1/6/2021 Part 1: Loosening The Shackles Of Suppression”
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The conversation must continue.
One of the things that has lead many people to think that I’ve changed since I was younger is the idea that I no longer respect law enforcement. When people that I grew up with see my support for Black Lives Matter or hear I have liberal views they automatically assume that I am againstContinue reading “The conversation must continue.”
Calling all generations
Watching a documentary on Hulu about Greta Thunberg made me think about where we are going as humans. Every generation with people still alive today has put in place framework for the subsequent generations to build off of. That may have changed now that Generation Z comes into adulthood and Generation Alpha continues to beContinue reading “Calling all generations”
Giving Thanks For 2020
I’m a person who says thank you countless times everyday. I was taught to greet every customer I encounter and also to thank them always. I would call this interactive daily gratitude small-g gratitude and it has come very easily to me over the years. However, I often have trouble expressing big-g Gratitude. The typeContinue reading “Giving Thanks For 2020”
I am not the enemy!
It has been just over a week since Joe Biden was officially projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. That day brought a great sense of joy and relief to many who align with my beliefs. My wife and I cheered, shouted, and danced when the news was cast. We ran to theContinue reading “I am not the enemy!”
I Can’t Breathe- The Message of 2020
“I Can’t Breathe.” These are the words we heard from George Floyd as he lie with an officer’s knee in his neck. This video that shocked the world and shook many to their core will be a lasting image of 2020. It wasn’t the first time Americans had heard those words in relation to policeContinue reading “I Can’t Breathe- The Message of 2020”
Some votes just feel different…
This year I had every intention to vote by mail due to the pandemic. After a recent move and D.M.V. stations being closed to walk in business that intention went out the window. After getting my license updated I hoped it would still be early enough to request that mail-in ballot, I was wrong. WithContinue reading “Some votes just feel different…”
Can 2020 lead to the year of the WOMAN?
It’s not a question you would think of coming from a male in his thirties, but it is the question that I ponder the most as it relates to this election. I will admit that I was more than joyous to cast my vote for HRC in 2016 and wanted to see the tides ofContinue reading “Can 2020 lead to the year of the WOMAN?”
“Make Liberals Cry”?
One of the most troubling ideas I’ve come across concerning the election is the idea that choosing one individual can “make liberals cry.” This is a tagline you often see to stories that demean the emotional reaction of people, an attack on “snowflakes.” An idea that expression of our grief is an unjustified reaction orContinue reading ““Make Liberals Cry”?”
American Dream: The Quest For Liberty and Justice For All
What if we chose a different way to think about the American experiment? What would happen if we thought of it like a fantasy-world video game? Today, it hit me that we can reframe how we look at the history of America as a whole. We could think of it in terms of a videoContinue reading “American Dream: The Quest For Liberty and Justice For All”
Changed So Much! 