Category Archives: Letters

Backgrounds My father had three loves in his life, aside from my mother and myself — baseball, horse racing, and music. He loved the feeling of the bat when it came into contact with a baseball. He enjoyed playing the … Continue reading →

We live in a world of dichotomies. Rich, poor. Successful, defeated. Logical, confused. Hard working, playful. Of course, in the public mind, it makes sense to be rich, successful, logical, and to work hard. There is little place in the … Continue reading →

Why make yourself miserable by thinking? This has been the mantra of many Americans for decades. So we ask, what leads to thinking? Of course we all think at subliminal levels constantly. But, the thoughts are benign. When will the … Continue reading →

How to resurrect citizenship from mindless consumerism? Reading. How to discover issues relevant to the health of America? Reading. Many find reading intolerably uncomfortable. After all, here we sit holding an object in a generally immobile position, be it a … Continue reading →

By the title of this letter, it would seem I am demeaning the intelligence of my countrymen. But the point is, Americans are intelligent and, by choice, can be industrious. How is it then they have sunk to idiot status. … Continue reading →