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I enjoy the challenges of being a writer full time now since retiring from the Navy. I've published on veteran.com where I am the first featured writer.

I'm thankful for the outlet offered by the Internet. Prior to the growth of the blogosphere it was nearly

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Parents: 1 of 44

My parents are amazing. Sure many people say that, especially when their parents have an immigrant raga-to-riches story. My parents aren't immigrants neither are they wealthy (financially at least). The fact that they have accomplished so much when they had no reason to succeed is what makes them amazing. Both of my parents ...
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism?: 3 of 93

In a word: yes. Civilian casualties are an unavoidable consequence of every armed conflict since Cain slew Abel. The critical words in this question are "accidental" and "unavoidable." US forces are competent and cautious to avoid killing innocents in any of its operations. America has spent far more than any industrialized ...
Society & Lifestyle > Racism The permanence of racism and civil rights issues in the US: 1 of 26

Racism seems to be a permanent part of social interactions in most countries around the world. There is discrimination in all of the former colonies of European powers. In addition, some people discriminate against minorities native to their own lands. But this is particularly reprehensible in America. No other nation has at...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Are people inherently good?: 3 of 59

We see news reports of people doing evil on a daily basis. Children assaulting other children, teachers having sex with minor students, spouses beating each other and their children, and let us not forget Internet fueled Infidelity. Does this sound like the result of people born to be good? No. People aren't inherently good,...
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Adultery: Affairs are a "forgivable sin": 4 of 64

Adultery can be forgiven but it cannot be forgotten. True forgiveness requires releasing the memory of the trespass and I don't think it is possible to forget adultery. Such a willful act of betrayal brings pain that lingers for years. There is a slight distinction between Infidelity and Adultery. Infidelity can be a mistake...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness The health benefits of pomegranate: 2 of 31

The pomegranate is perhaps the oldest known fruit consumed by humans. Tales of the fruit and its benefits are woven into the mythos of many cultures. Depending on the culture, the fruit symbolizes birth, death and even eternal life. The Greeks spoke of it in the tale of Persephone who ate a few pomegranate seeds to her detri...
Society & Lifestyle > Racism We can unlearn prejudice: 3 of 38

Prejudice can be unlearned only through conscious effort. The person seeking to free themselves from the bonds of hatred has to be a participant in the process or it's doomed to failure from the beginning. All that is needed to begin (and complete) the process is to learn to value other people as individuals. To succeed, you...
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) The best superpower for a superhero: 2 of 24

There were always comics around our house growing up. It started as a minor hobby for the kids as sort of a reward for perfect grades. Eventually, they got to be handy reading material for the "library" (the bathroom). Each of us developed a favorite line: Superman, the X-men, Fantastic Four, Sgt. Fury and many more titles m...
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Living history: The Civil Rights movement through my eyes: 1 of 12

The CIVIL RIGHTS movement is more than history to me. It changed the world around me in my lifetime and I'm not that old. I was born in Western Kentucky in 1960: still a Jim Crow state at the time. I was fortunate to be insulated from the worst of it on the Army base Fort Campbell. We traveled quite a lot on orders with my f...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Does being a black American constitute me as being African American?: 1 of 12

I just can't think of myself as an African American. It always feels like I'm talking about somebody else; as foreign to me as the title Martian might be. In my heart I've always been Black. Not Afro American, not Black American; neither Negro, colored nor slave. I'm Black; a Black man who is also a patriotic, loyal and prou...