US Currency Design

by | Mar 21, 2021 | Articles

This is a follow-up post to Rebecca Cuningham’s article on female portraits on South American currency. We’ve been chatting about who’s in charge of modifying our (US) currency. It seems like years have gone by since the first announcement that...

Response to a Tragedy

by | Mar 11, 2021 | Articles

I received a troubling post today from a very good friend (Trina) in the UK.  It was in reference to the tragic death of a young woman who disappeared on her way home from a friend’s house, late at night.  I’m going to lift a section from the post so you...

Misconceptions About Wind Turbines

by | Feb 19, 2021 | Articles

I’ve seen many posts on social media – Facebook, Instagram, – that want to slam wind power and mocking Biden and his green energy platform. These post specifically point to Texas’ wind farms and the many supposed failures of said turbines. They...

Is Free Speech Still “Free”?

by | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles

This is in response to Melanie Bee C (Melanie B Cee | sparksfromacombustiblemind) and her post on free speech. She asked some very good questions relative to our former president being banned from Twitter and other issues on the subject. I’m going to throw my...

Hoping For Failure – Really?

by | Jan 23, 2021 | Articles

Since our new president was sworn in on January 20th, I have seen visceral comments on a magnitude that defies common sense. Comments that are hateful; hostile and threatening; and some just plain out of bounds for any normal person to understand where they come from....

I am Saddened Today….

by | Jan 20, 2021 | Articles

Inauguration day should be one of pride in our country; our democracy; our way of life that has given hope to millions of people who have risked life and limb to come here. It should be a day of learning for our young people about the peaceful transition of power in...