What Crosses My Mind

  • The Strength of a Statesman

    Last night I couldn’t wait to hear what former President Obama would say to our nation of 2020 graduates. He has always, since that first stump speech, tried to provide a positive perspective on our lives. Whether people would like to simply reduce his words to only rhetoric, the fact remains they are his own,…

  • Sanity Left The Room

    Seems we’ve whittled ourselves down, there’s a bit of sadness in the air, the pundits are introducing nameless figures, afraid to give any more attention to hypocrisy. ~ I woke up today with a bit of a frown, though I did always think Jeb! a dare, He held to his principles always ahead of fixtures,…

  • When Obama Cries

    I would ask you this, when your criticism mounts, do you remember your own tears? When President Obama shows real tears, is there a moment when we wonder about ourselves, when human nature responds with emotion, we enjoy, we love, we relish the opportunity to point out our weak society. When the Newtown tragedy was…

  • Thinking Out Loud … Again (Revised)

    I’ve read and listened to a lot of opinion throughout the week centered around the Charleston tragedy. I have been trying to wrap my head around this new yet predictable nightmare in our society. I have read about the politicizing of real deaths at the hand of a racist. I’ve listened to the dialogue that…

  • Five Days, Five Photos – Day Four; On Diversity

    ( a continuance in a five day series inspired by Dancing Echoes ) Our president is Black, I want to speak to that for a minute. I remember the commentary, the pundits, the wannabes, Racism is over, the President is Black. I laughed inside until the tears began. I wondered how many years, how many…