Not Quite Center

I wrote this trying for a song. I don’t think it’s song material, but I think it’s OK. If you want to share it, please point them to the site, don’t copy the text (it’s called a poor man’s copyright). (more…)

As our world gets smaller and yet more complicated, meaner and yet more civilized, more interconnected and yet more divided, many look back to the 1950s as a golden time of American greatness, when we knew who we were, who the bad guys were, and who our neighbors were. The 50s were a time when America exploded in ingenuity, productivity, international importance, and wealth. But what made the people of yesteryear different from us? (more…)