Trump vs. the U.S.
Another Voice
Dissent
Those who cry “Love it or leave it!” don’t seem to realize that to love the U.S. is to want to see it grow and improve, and that is only accomplished by change. So, when we criticize, we try to do so constructively, not destructively, and with the hope that we can make our country […]
Go Back
[About four Democratic Congresswomen who are minorities]“….and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” –Donald J. Trump, 14 July 2019 […]
Apology
Our Shame
This was written the day before a photo of a drowned father and 2-year-old daughter was published; they had applied for legal immigration and were denied. Apparently desperate, the father and his family tried to cross illegally. The history of America – my homeland – is not all celebration and fireworks. Perhaps all nations share […]
Paying Forward
In 1988, when my father was 85 and sick, he was told that he would have to go to a nursing home for full-time care. Instead, he asked to “go home” to the Philippines. He had left there in 1922, come to America to study agriculture with the intention of returning home to take over […]
Delicious Food
“Trying new foods. . . in the kitchen is not unlike learning a new skill.”
Luke’s Brain Cancer
“…it’s like the fingers of an evil hand….”
Bubu’s Dentistry Event
Bubu’s Dentistry Adventure Today, Bubu had his teeth cleaned in the Mobile Vet’s van. It seems that he also had to have some teeth extracted, which brought the cost from around $350 to over $700; that was a surprise. But, I’m glad to have done this for Bubu (full name: Bubba Bubu); he was Luke’s […]