I won’t pretend to speak for civilian workers of the US Government. Yet, especially these days, someone needs to speak on their behalf. I’m qualified because I’m a retired Department of Defense Procurement Contracting Officer. […]
AWOL, Truth and Compassion.
Oh Truth & Compassion, Where for art thou? I see those traits every day when out in public. Anyone who is paying attention to who and what is said around them sees those traits in […]
Walking, Driving or Living while Black
As far back as the late sixties, when I ran the streets. A twenty-something living my life young, gifted and black. So, advised Donny Hathaway in his hit song of the same name. Though the […]
The NFL’s lack of Public Relations
The older I get, the more impatient I get with stupidity. Not your normal dumb things we do as humans. Because I would have a lot of problems with a few of my personal decisions. […]
Maturity comes with a Price and Responsibility.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve never run away or shied away from who I am. By that I mean my birthright or race. Oh, I’ve had my questions of why I had […]
On the Downslope of Life
The kid is no longer the kid. I’m a baby boomer on the downslope of life. At an age where I have no patience with selfish, racist, liars, or people without good principles. Despite the […]
Real People to the Core
She is one of the first ladies I met at my new job at Naval Supply Center-Oakland. We were Accounting Technicians that needed some human interaction after working with numbers most of each day. She […]
Here’s 2018, or…
…Down is up, up is down and sideways is running around in circles We are approaching or in a brand-new year. Yet we are still dragging along a bunch of crap from the old year. […]
I Remember The Old Christmas Seasons
Tis the season when I become nostalgic and remember Christmas time at my parents and an assortment of relatives’ houses. Being raised in Milwaukee, I understood what the late Bing Crosby meant by a White […]
Morals for sale, cheap…or Free of Charge
Well, where do I begin? Let’s just say we (Americans) have watched and participated in a morals rudderless society since the days of Ronald Regan’s presidency. Before that of course but let’s begin during that […]
