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The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay
A Christmas Tree Tale
American Awakening
Gift Of A Lifetime
Your Back Cries Out, Are You Listening?
What Do I Mean By . . .
“Tempered Steel Heart”
For Life To Continue To Exist In Balance, We Must All Answer The Call And “Transition” When We Are Notified That It Is Time . . .
“Just One” A Short Hemingway Pastiche
All Essays:
Climate Change
If We All Want To Be Able To Continue To Live Comfortably On Earth, Then It’s Time To Rethink Almost Everything, And That, Unfortunately, Includes The Christmas Holiday!
Where Is Spock When We Need Him? If We Do Not Use “Vulcan Logic” To Guide Our Decisions And Change Our Ways Regarding Global Warming Now, Mankind’s Extinction Will Arrive Much Faster Than Previously Calculated!
The United States Needs To Fast-Track A New Era Of The Most Overlooked Low Carbon Energy Production Available Today: Nuclear Power!
Cultural
Reflections on Commercial Scale Culture and My Family
What Do I Mean By . . .
Double Bound and Gagged: How Modern Cultural Changes and Expectations Have Created A Minefield For The Modern Man To Tiptoe Through
In Search Of “Culture”
Frequent Relocation, High Divorce Rate, Substance Abuse, and Loss of Familial Cohesion: Historical Reflections On Commercial Scale Culture and Its Impact On My Family In Capitalistic America
We Are All Wounded By The World: the key is to recognize our wounds and heal them, then wear our scars quietly, like discreet badges of honor
One Manifestation Of The Chinese Concept Of Yin-Yang Is That Attempting To Live With Less Or Make Do With Less Most Often Requires More Of Many Things!
It’s Time To Do The Moral Thing And Strictly Regulate And Enforce New, Much More Restrictive, Commonsense Gun Laws
Our Lives Are Rapidly Becoming A Subscription. Imagine, In The Near Future Needing A Subscription For Access To Clean Air, Water, And Nutritionally Dense, Clean Food!
I Have Assembled So Many Things Coming Out Of A Box Labeled “Made In China” Over The Last Four Decades, I Sometimes Feel Like A Human Residing In America, While Living A Life Made In China!
If You Live Long Enough, You’ll Eventually See And Hear About Things Happening That You Thought You Would Never See Happen In A Million Years!
I Am One Of The People Having A Harder Time With Christmas With Each Passing Year, Yearning For Something Better Than What Christmas Has Become, But Capitalism Eats People Like Me As An Appetizer!
The Wealthiest People In The World Should Stop Engaging In Immoral Greed And Start Engaging In Voluntary Limitarianism!
Dogs Are Loving Spirits Trapped In A Cylinder Of Fur On Four Legs, And Most Deserve More Respect Than Many Of Their Human Owners!
Dogs Never Grow Up! So Why Is There No “Pet-Care” Tax Credit?
Sadly, Americans Need A Federal Law Mandating All Public Information Be Fact Checked Because Many Of Their Mass Media Companies Cannot Be Trusted To Tell The Truth!
Texting and Social Media Are No Substitutes For An Occasional Phone Call Or Actual Face To Face Visit!
America: Will It Survive Being Taken For Granted?
Automobile Bullying And Road Rage: The New Norm On America’s Highways
America’s New Work Ethic: Do What You Want. Someone Else Will Take Care Of All Of It.
Socialism With A Capitalist Economy-The Best system for PEOPLE!
Wastewater Operators-Frontline Workers With No Special Covid-19 Vaccination Privileges
Economics
Stocks: The Simplest Legal Way To Make Money In The World?
Trickle Down Economic Theory Translated: A Constant Trickle Of Your Hard Earned Money Out Of Your Working Class Pocket Into The Giant Money Sucking Pocket Of A Billionaire Who Paid Less Taxes Than You Last Year!
Food
The Birth Of A New, Funky, And Strange Sandwich With All Kinds Of Spin-off Versions Available!
Healthcare
Creativity Can Be Your Happiness Cure, But It Requires New Choices, And A Little Effort!
Your Back Cries Out, Are You Listening?
Living To Unlock the Secrets of Life: The Balancing Act of Formative Experiences, Self-Awareness, and Spiritual Growth
Stay Informed And Give A Damn And Slowly Become Angry, Depressed, And Cynical? Or Completely Ignore All News Media Choosing To Live Blissfully Ignorant, While Knowing Joy, And Feeling Happy More Often Than Not?
We Think We Are “In The Know” About Aging And How To Stay Young For As Long As Possible, But We Are Often Surprised Or Downright Shocked By Some Facets Of Aging That We Didn’t Foresee Or Even Think About While We Were Still Young!
Social Security And Medicare Continue To Confound And Baffle Even The Sharpest Retiree While Costing Everyone More Than They Ought To, Adding To Mounting Public Sentiment For A Simple, Single Payer Healthcare System In The United States.
The Mostly Private Healthcare System In The United States Is A Patchwork Quilt Of Corporate Greed And Disorganization That Needs To Be SIMPLIFIED!
Not Vaccinated Yet? It’s 4th And 1 For Your Life! Get Your Shot Now!
High time for single payor health care in the United States of America
Lifestyle
Obstacles and Opportunities: A Personal Encounter With the Electronic Presentation of Self
The Most Amazing Movie Of All Time Can Be Seen In 4K Just By Closing Your Eyes And Letting Your Imagination Wander, Or By Simply Enjoying The Film That Starts Up While You Read A Book.
After A Lifetime Of Maximizing My Time In The Sun, Here Are My Top Ten Reasons Why Summer Is Now My Least Favorite Season
Happy 25th Anniversary Connie! Still Together 9,125 Days Later. Only 9,125 Days To Go To Our Golden Anniversary!
Our Existence, For Better Or Worse, Is Entirely Up To Us. Therefore, Rather Than Focusing On What We Do Not Wish To See Happen, We Need To Focus On What We Do Wish To See Happen In Our Lives, Country, And The World, Because The Universe Is Impartial And Will Manifest Either Reality, But Not Both!
The Fragility Of Manmade Structures Share Center Stage With Height And Velocity When You Jump Out Of A Perfectly Good Airplane From An Altitude Of 10,500 Ft!
After Fantasizing About Visiting Europe For Seventeen Years, My Wife And I Finally Made Two Trips In Five Years, Both Were More Beautiful And Enjoyable Than Imagined, Completely Exceeding Our Expectations!
How This Southern California Transplant To New England Came To Love And Prefer All Four Seasons Over The Nearly Constant Warmth Of The Southern United States!
Traditional Family: Your Ultimate Support System Or Your Worst Nightmare!
Why I Keep Writing When No One is Reading!
Like it, or not, on Facebook
Slowing Down to the Speed Limit: How practicing “contrarian driving” improved my life.
So much bad news these days that life should be called “badnews.com”
Philip Wayne Salter: Son, Father, Mentor, Athlete, Friend, Lover, Husband, Patriot, And One Of The Good Guys: You Will Be Kept Alive And Be Loved In The Hearts Of All Those Who Knew You For As Long As They Live!
Technology
I Love Email: Letter Writing In The Blink Of An Eye!
How To Eliminate Texting While Driving . . .
“Smartphones” Have Made Smart People Stupid For Choosing To Park Their Senses On The Side Of The Road As They Fall Deeper Into A Trance While Staring At Their Screens
It’s Beyond Ironic That My Former Infatuation And Long-term Love Affair with Technology Has Waned And I Now Prefer The Timeless Virtues Of Simplicity, Quiet, And Having Actual Conversations With Other People.
Self Driving Vehicles To The Rescue!
Travel
An Amazing Bus Trip To Wall Drug, The Corn Palace, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Devil’s Tower, The Museum Of The Great Lakes And More
After Fantasizing About Visiting Europe For Seventeen Years, My Wife And I Finally Made Two Trips In Five Years, Both Were More Beautiful And Enjoyable Than Imagined, Completely Exceeding Our Expectations!
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