The following is not something I came up with. These are not my words. Not my thoughts. But ever since I first read them, I couldn’t get them out of my head. I needed to share them. The following covers a very tense topic. It is one I do not take lightly.
Three thousand Americans died from Covid-19 in one day. Three thousand. 3000 It’s been eleven months since this virus appeared on our shores. We locked down to slow the spread in the beginning. We watched in horror as New York City was filled with death and morgue trucks. We shivered at the stories of nursing homes being overrun. So we…
Four years of feeling the walls crumbling around you and nothing could be done. You could see others like you, feeling the same way as you, and nothing could be done. Four years of watching science be attacked, the climate crisis be mocked, illegal activity be brushed aside and scoffed at. Four years of insults and lies. Four years of chaos.
This is why we voted against him. This is why we tried to convince you to do the same. This was never about Democrat versus Republican. Not for me. You and I can discuss the difference in policy beliefs between the parties all day and I would be okay with an impasse.
Tomorrow is election day. And I’m tired. Deeply tired. Tired of arguing, tired of fighting. Tired of screaming about things I shouldn’t have to scream about. I just want to lie down. For a moment, for any amount of time just to catch my breath.
I feel like we are all Jack and Rose on the stern of the Titanic as it is about to sink into the sea. We cling to the rail as tight as we can and watch the carnage below. We catch the eye of another scared passenger and wonder how we got here. Just a short while earlier we thought…
You stand for what you believe in, regardless if you will succeed. You stand for those who can’t. You stand for those who stood before you and are gone, tired, or need your help. You stand against the odds for what is right. Even if you are scared. Even if you are outnumbered. You stand. You stand as you march,…
I wish we lived in a country where a Donald Trump presidency would never be possible. Not because of anything sinister or illegal or because we changed the rules to block him but because the people of the United States understood that Donald Trump represents everything wrong with our country and chose to not vote for him. I wish we…
Let’s talk about this, shall we? Hear me out. Don’t eyeroll at me! Yes, the electoral college is discussed, at length, every four years. But you know what? Nothing is ever done about it. So, the main argument I keep hearing for keeping this ancient form of choosing a President is so that big cities and coastal states don’t decide…
Pump Up the Volume has always been one of my favorite movies. The story of a lonely, scared teenager who finds a way to vent his frustrations about the world around him through a pirated radio station. And what starts off as a way for him to deal with his own issues, begins to inspire and help others who were…
With only a few days until early voting begins in Texas, I sit down with Representative Erin Zwiener of Texas District 45. We discuss her first campaign as an incumbent and what she is fighting for in District 45.
The moment my son was born I froze. I was in shock. My first child and I couldn’t move. The doctors around me chuckled as I am sure they had seen this many times before. A father unable to comprehend the emotions crashing into him. I saw my son and my life changed. My code was rewritten. In an instant…
To be blunt, I am tired of hearing how Black Lives Matter and Antifa are terrorist organizations trying to destroy America. If you tell me that then I instantly know you have no clue what you are talking about. And no, for those already getting triggered by this, I am not saying anyone who criticizes Black Lives Matter is wrong.…
Let’s face it, the President of the United States lies. A lot. It is how he operates. It is his biggest and best strategy. Lie about everything at all times. How many of you thought he was lying about having Covid-19? Or if he did have it, he was lying about how bad. Or what treatment he was taking. Or…