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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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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The concept of 'I': Individualism in the modern age: 2 of 21
It is fitting to discuss individualism as an aspect of modern society. Prior to the fifteenth century much of the world's population remained locked into a form of caste system. Where a person was born likely determined where they died; and that was likely the same location. The only people able to express individualism by e... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Why we can't just have world peace: 4 of 40
We cannot have world peace because we all possess serious character flaws to some degree. Most people, perhaps half of all people are able to control their base impulses. Conflict arises when the rest give in to their selfish impulses. What are those flaws? Look into your own heart and see if you have any: - Greed, - Lazines... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Was the US government involved in orchestrating 9/11 for ulterior motives?: 3 of 30
What is so hard about accepting the reality of the world we live in today? The fact is we live in a world where dangerous men hate us just for being us and they are willing to kill massive numbers of innocent strangers for selfish, irrational reasons. Does that automatically exclude any US Government involvement? No, but the... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Science, religion and who's right about the creation of the earth: 6 of 59
The question of how the Earth was created and how life began upon it is a significant question. Any answer offered is only an opinion, a best guess, that's all. This is truth because no one was there to see it happen. In the question here we have two competing points of view that seem to conflict. On the one hand you have re... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Feed your brain and sharpen your mind: 6 of 59
The body undergoes a lot of changes as one ages; not many of them comfortable or welcome. One of the things people fear most is the loss of brain function. No one wants to be a doddering old person unable to remember their own phone number. The good news is loss of brain function isn't mandatory. Recent studies have shown th... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism The permanence of racism and civil rights issues in the US: 4 of 39
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... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How rap music is destroying our future: 4 of 38
Rap music or Hip Hop has proven itself to be a social poison of the most virulent kind. It puts bars in places where there were none before. It puts artificial limits on unlimited potential. It succeeded where five generations of Ku Klux Klansmen failed; it killed the Dream of racial freedom and social equality that King pre... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How should government react to a warming world: Ration energy or learn to adapt?: 2 of 19
We must adapt. We know we can't continue in our current course, neither can we rely on government action to solve the problem. In fact, there is absolutely no value in attempting to ration energy usage on a global scale. I say no value because it: - Does nothing about the processes that generate greenhouse gases, - Trusts go... More..
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce After a divorce: Dating and your children: 6 of 56
Getting on with your life after divorce is difficult - even for the noncustodial father. Many are shocked to see their children's reaction to their efforts to date new people. From the child's point of view it is the final act of betrayal, proof of your intent to abandon them. No matter the reasons for divorce, every child h... More..
Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry How to become a movie extra: 5 of 45
My story might be called the ACCIDENTAL EXTRA. There are legitimate, more common ways to become a movie or television extra. I took the back door. The first time I got a role in a movie as an extra was in the Navy when my ship was used as a backdrop for the television mini-series From Herman Wouk's THE WINDS OF WAR. I ended ... More..