Category: Reflections
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20 Years
I’ve struggled with what to write to mark 20 years since my dad died. It’s probably the most common regular topic I’ve written about over the years. Earlier this month,…
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Two Explosions Kill at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, but they came weeks before Pope Francis is to visit the country. Source: Two Explosions Kill at Least 31 at…
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Welcome 2017
Vanessa and the kids went into the backyard today to discover a decapitated bird perched in one of our tree branches. Vanessa got them back inside before they looked up from the…
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Automattic signs pledge not to build Muslim registry
Automattic, which owns WordPress.com and a number of other web development and publishing tools, has signed a pledge not to help build a Muslim registry. Source: WordPress.com parent company Automattic…
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Uninstalling Twitter
Uninstalling Twitter from my phone for the last week has been a surreal experience. It has been a primary news sourcing method and a primary communication vehicle for years. I’ve…
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President Trump
This isn’t what I was expecting. There was no way Trump would win. He’s not going to win the primary. He did? He’s not going to win the general. But,…