This page and my webpage I have cycled for a year and a half. Rode in two century, 100 mile, rides. Here are my riding tips. Practice clipping in and out in a safe place. Do it over and over again. Ride with caution. Try to remember the dangers on the road. With a base …
Category Archives: Opinion
Boston Marathon
The 2020 Boston Marathon was supposed to be my return after running it in 2018. The year of the epic winter storm. I wanted to experience a nice New England spring. I wanted the full Patriots Day Boston Marathon spring spectacular marathon experience! I got a rescheduled to September, a cancelled marathon and now a …
Gas Light
Gaslighting is a term used to describe how one person manipulates another person’s belief. Getting someone to believe something that is untrue is result of gaslighting. The manipulator, over time, little by little, can turn down the gas and get the manipulated to believe that this is normal. Getting gaslighted is not a good thing. …
Stop Shooting
Stop killing. Stop shooting. Stop being afraid. These are my answers to the question of what do we need police to do. What is the solution to the problems of police shooting black people in the US? What do we need to do? Identify bad cops. Get rid of bad cops. Stop protecting bad cops. …
Blog Year
About a year ago this blog was launched. From a vague notion of writing and documenting some thoughts to almost a year’s worth of daily posts. I’ve learned a few things. The WordPress app on my IPhone works WordPress app on IOS has many problems I could not use media like photos and videos in …
World is Watching
The world is watching. This is a more literal term than ever. The US leads and the world follows. While we have a lack of leadership from the incompetence in the executive, there is a groundswell and movement from the people. My spine tingles to think that history is being written. That maybe real change …
Sky Fall
The sky is falling. US unemployment is higher than ever. Nation failure is possible. Disruptions are extreme and will be long lasting Status quo, stay the course will result in failure Authoritarian and dictatorial rule will not work Government business and bureaucracy can save us Corporations and industries will only benefit themselves The Great Depression …
Police Tools
Rubber bullets Tear gas Baton strikes Taser hits These are being used to improperly to move people and protesters. Police response started off as underwhelming or non existent. Then, suddenly and without warning their actions were overly aggressive and combative. Protesters are an uncontrolled force with bad outcomes. But a police force is not supposed …
Home Grown
Asian wet markets are to blame for viruses that have swept around the world. But we have our own virus factories and will someday produce a super virus. What is a virus factory? Just look at our modern corporate meat production in the US. It is brutally efficient. Pack thousands of genetically identical animals in …
Important Stuff
The world we live in and the world we create around ourselves is: Chaotic Cluttered Complex Distracting Noisy Modern media like news, online social media and television have tapped into and are tuned to capture our attention. Catch it and hold it with flashing lights, images, symbols and sounds. Tuning media for maximum benefit is …