I have a problem. Maybe you have the same problem. The very first step for recovering alcoholics in the AA program is to admit that you are powerless over alcohol — that your life has become unmanageable. Only by the grace of God, I am not an alcoholic, but I am an addict. And while … Continue reading A boy named Sue
Send lawyers, guns and money
The world is going to Hell in a handbasket. Well, at least according to a friend of mine, who was recently lamenting the concept of Critical Race Theory, discussion of gender identity in public schools and the “whole gay marriage thing.” Maybe you’re thinking, why are you friends with someone like that? Well, to be … Continue reading Send lawyers, guns and money
Pretty Persuasion, Part 3
Before we proceed any further, please allow me to be perfectly clear. Just like millions of other people all over the world, I am outraged and saddened by the events now happening in Ukraine. But, as this conflict goes on I am also struck by my own hypocrisy, and I’m wondering why so many of … Continue reading Pretty Persuasion, Part 3
Lie to me
Earlier this week, Chris Wallace – son of legendary journalist Mike Wallace – appeared on the Stephen Colbert Show and said, among other things, that his father and the legendary television news show 60 Minutes were partly to blame for today’s public distrust of the media. Wallace, a former FOX Network news anchor who this … Continue reading Lie to me
Johnny, we hardly knew ye
For me, it’s hard to know what to think or feel about the recent news regarding former Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler. According to several news reports, police allegedly discovered several computer files of child pornography in Cutler’s home this week. Before we go any further, make no mistake about it. Crimes against children are … Continue reading Johnny, we hardly knew ye
Losing my religion
Warning: This post is about politics, God, a dear friend of mine and a chance encounter with my sixth-grade Social Studies teacher. I enjoy talking politics with my friends, even with those friends who adamantly disagree with me or have an entirely different perspective than mine. There are consequences, however. Openly discussing your political beliefs … Continue reading Losing my religion
The Dangerous Type
Four years ago this week, (the third week of February) I was discharged from Spring Harbor, a psychiatric hospital in Westbrook, Maine. It was my most recent hospitalization. I have been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for more than 40 years, sometimes on a voluntary basis; other times as an involuntary patient. I have … Continue reading The Dangerous Type
PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY: CHAPTER TWO
The sun had barely crested the horizon and already the morning traffic was beginning to thicken. The limousine exited Interstate 93 and rolled seamlessly onto State Street, but still four blocks shy of its destination and running 15 minutes late because of a traffic accident involving a tractor-trailer truck and a Prius. It did not … Continue reading PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY: CHAPTER TWO
Sick of Myself
Rights without obligations set the stage for anarchy. Obligations without rights set the stage for tyranny. The older I get, the more I wonder about the world, humanity and whether we are making progress or simply marching off a cliff while chanting about our rights, about our individual uniqueness and about being offended. What do … Continue reading Sick of Myself
Twisting By The Pool
A little more than 35 years ago, I found myself working as a volunteer on the Cheyenne River Indian River Reservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Life was good. I had a full head of hair, a smoking hot girlfriend and I was doing my part to make the world a better place by promoting … Continue reading Twisting By The Pool
