Building is slow, hard work
It is hard work to build a better America for everyone.
Author: DJB
Welcome to your empire
Wise people know how to find some joy even in the midst of what is hard.
Tré Burt follows his songwriting muse
Tré Burt’s music comes from a working-class background, just like his songwriting hero, John Prine.
Armistice Day and the banality of evil
Vonnegut wrote that the sudden silence on 11/11/18 was when the Voice of God clearly spoke to mankind.
The allure of the pilgrimage
Natalie Goldberg takes the reader on an illuminating and personal tour of her pilgrimage to Japan.
Being fearful of being ourselves
Stop living your life trying to satisfy other people’s demands. Focus on what you can control.
Keeping the faith with The McIntosh County Shouters
The Shouters are one of the last, active practitioners of the venerable “ring shout” tradition.
Do they get paid when they are wrong?
Politics is much more dynamic than the coverage suggests. 2021 is not 2022.
The 2021 World Series: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Those in control are killing the product that baseball fans like me want to consume.
Not our masters, but our guides
The past has much to teach us. Yet elders are not our masters, but guides.
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