Someone has just told me I have an odious reputation on Medium, and two people told me tonight that they don’t want me to comment. — I have been commenting (letters to the editor) since the early 60s. In fact, I earned enough from winning ‘best letter’ awards in London to support myself for two years. You can see tearsheets in this very old portfolio below. When I was set upon by the woke crowd…

This is a science paper worth reading as it explains much of what is currently happening with regard to deep divides in society. — A personality disorder — TIV — Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood An Israeli paper recently put forth what I have been thinking for some time. There is something very wrong with those who see themselves as victims of society. …

Sometimes, you just run dry, or there’s nothing more to be said… — A while ago, I knew that there was nothing more to be said about cliimate change. I’ve known about it since 1970 when I read Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. I’ve tried to live my life in a way that doesn’t harm the earth, doing without a lot of things that…

I’ll tell you and then you tell me… — It can be a discouraging world when one comes face to face with reality. I guess that’s why so many people try to focus on the unreal, the invisible, or prefer to see through rose-colored glasses. Reality isn’t all that good, these days. The thing is we have the technology…

Many people come up with the same idea at the same time… — It appears that the concept of plagiarism has changed somewhat during the last decade or two. During my youth, it referred only to copying someone else’s text word for word. Now it appears that if two people have the same idea at more or less the same time, either can…

Earning pennies in exchanges for spending dollars. — Yesterday, I finally found a store that had the kind of variety in foods that I’m accustomed to from shopping in the States, South Africa, and the UK. I could not find any in either Germany or Portugal. …

Possibly because we’re all closer to the dark side than we think. — When I was 21, I was working for a hotel where many businessmen checked in. As I watched the world around me, I became aware of one thing. If the boss lacked ethics, then his workers lacked ethics. If you think about that, it makes sense. People who are ethical…

What is it that some people expect from a writer? — This morning I woke up to a response on my story entitled What is there to live for in the 21st century. I am posting a screen shot of it below.

Surprisingly, we have more to live for now than all those that came before us! — We have so much suicide, depression, broken dreams, hatred, anger, resentment, jealousy, murder, and greed these days. In days gone by, these emotions used to be labled sin, but sin is no longer attributed to what we feel. Instead, sin is now attributed to a disbelief in particular dogmas. Perhaps…