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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.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inner struggles: 32 of 531
Where is the man I used to be?Who is my boy meant to follow?My life was spent on the restless sea,The sum of my letters so hollow.The ocean is mistress to man and machine,The water's more home than on land.The sailor must follow the call of the brineAnd to his wife he is never on hand.My son, do not answer the call of the sea... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Is the slang use of the word "retard" or "retarded" discriminatory?: 2 of 33
A casual comment tossed in an offhand manner at a friend and colleague who has made a foolish error, "Way to go, Retard." Everyone laughs and goes on.But wait, what just happened here?Words are tools, miniature symbols to communicate ideas and information to other people separated by time and distance. Used properly, words ca... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism We can unlearn prejudice: 4 of 55
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 m... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Living history: The Civil Rights movement through my eyes: 1 of 13
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 fat... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Tips for closing the achievement gap between whites and blacks in K12 schools: 1 of 13
Trying to close the gap between Black and White students is an absolute waste of time. That's like trying to win the silver medal in a close second. The focus needs to be on winning the race. Asians are known to be superior academic performers, so are Jews. Both groups perform because they have internally driven standards and... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) The reason society needs superheroes: 1 of 13
The world may need Superheroes but it doesn't deserve them and couldn't tolerate them if they were here. I admit there is a desire for caped wonders in tight Spandex. I would especially enjoy being saved from harm by a six-foot beauty with an over-sized, gravity defying bosom. Life is dangerous and it is a fine escape to imag... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Who's to blame for the surge in gas prices?: 3 of 38

The main reason that gas prices are so high is simple: Americans will pay it. There's an old adage about "charging what the market will bear." Right now the market is complaining, the consumers are sorely pressed, but gas is still being sold.In the past, it took uncontrollable events to cause the price of oil to go up. The Ar... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Can't African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, etc., just be called Americans?: 6 of 74

Hyphenated-Americans are a result of well intentioned efforts to reverse centuries of discrimination, abuse and exploitation. The government attempts to identify those who need help and who should benefit from federal programs.However, the net result is to separate, segregate and classify ordinary citizens. Hyphenating citize... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Is the Bible outdated and irrelevant?: 8 of 95
Written literature seldom endures more than a few generations. Less than one percent of books published remain in print for more than a few years. The cultural references date the material and even make it difficult to translate into other languages.Thus it is amazing to note that the Bible has remained in print longer than a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Why racists still exist: 5 of 59
Racism, therefore racists, still exists because the underlying elements persist in global society. In a previous essay I listed the four Roots of Racism:- The desire to exploit another group for personal gain and comfort.Just as the landed gentry exploited their peasantry, those same lower classes leaped at the opportunity to... More..