Well written! I stopped going to church (and distanced myself from most of Christianity) decades ago, and I still get, "what- you don't believe in god?!?!" One can dislike the church but still be religious. It's like having pride in your country, but not the government. Totally acceptable. Why do so many people have a hard time understanding that?!

Great article! I'm currently in my 22nd year of teaching in US. It was fun when I started, but it's changed. I started teaching in a bilingual classroom, and then moved to ESL. Around 2011, legislation in our state targeted the teachers for making too much money and blamed the…

I hope they beat Russia back to their 2013 borders. Putin will be remembered as the idiot who destroyed Russia. Slava Ukraini!

A Ghost Story? I don’t believe in ghosts, and I have sort of an “X-Files” conflict with that. I want to believe, but logically and scientifically, it just doesn’t work out. I feel there is always some other explanation. Maybe that’s why they call it the paranormal; apparitions and poltergeists…

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Easier said than done. This is the first article I’ve written for Medium in months. My absence has been mostly unintentional, and you will discover why as you read. But, yes, it’s good to be back. Last night, I had a strange dream. As someone who has had more than…

All of this. But some people are so hard headed, it's better to just say, "have a nice day", and walk on.

This morning, while stupidly burning my head in the tropical Playa Del Carmen sun, I witnessed a most amusing scene. A young lady of maybe thirteen years was walking along the beach, enjoying a churro. It just so happens that seagulls also enjoy churros. The girl was cautiously and wisely…

This cannot be overstated. In fact, I'd say it's getting worse. Our children are learning to disrespect teachers, authority figures, and even their own parents. It is shameful any disrespect happens, and even worse that it's almost epidemic.