Celebrate the U. S. on Independence Day

July 4, 2020

As we look around, we realize that there’s a lot in the U.S. that’s not going right these days.

However—We have the greatest right ever granted to a population: The right to try and change the wrongs. We can demonstrate; we can vote; we can express our views on social media, or on soapboxes without fear of being arrested and left to rot in jail with no trial—or without being taken from our homes and disappearing forever.

We are continually trying to improve conditions for workers, which is not the case in some parts of the world.

We can practice the religion of our choice, or not be forced to practice one at all.

The majority of us have clean water and breathable air, two things we take for granted because we don’t look around enough at places that don’t.

Yes, there’s a lot going wrong right now. But on Independence Day, let’s celebrate the things that are going right.

And tomorrow, keep working on changing the rest. Because we are allowed to.


July 26, 2020

OK, in Portland people are being taken off the streets in unmarked vans. We need to make sure that we stay America, folks.