Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Well-Being
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Beyond the Ford Transit Order Chaos – Reset for Happy #Vanlife
Mr. Ford, you know the ongoing transit order chaos is making the little-guy enthusiasts think twice about going down the #VanLife trail with you. I really wanted the Transit I ordered last year, but this week, I let it go. I feel relief to be moving on. So, now we’ll be able to really get…
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Mr. Royal Oak: Are you okay with the orange cosmos?
There has been a patch of orange cosmos at 4th and Wilson in Royal Oak for the last seven or eight years. It’s nothing huge, just an extension to the larger bed in the boulevard, near the happy-hand-stand soldier statue. The first year I planted, I cleared away a rusty pile of scrap iron to…
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The Big Lie Pales Compared to the Big Bet
The big bet says that minority rule will eliminate the will of the people from consideration before the people can salvage democracy. In other words, you totally won’t matter anymore. Then, the very idea of resistance can be squashed. No more democracy charade; call it whatever you please. The bet is the less-spoken more-pervasive collective…
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Strange Bedfellows of American Autocracy
America’s torrid affair with autocracy produces strange bedfellows. Here’s a contrast of two distinct groups I sat with this past week. Neither has significant appreciation of the other. And neither would accept that they are enabling autocracy. These two groups are an unwittingly powerful combination. Certainly, they are one of many. The broad point is…
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Coming of Age in Prison
Coming of Age in Prison was the topic of interest at the Birmingham Next last evening (11/18/21). Wendi Johnson, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Oakland University, gave the audience a preview of her new research on this important topic. Ms. Johnson provided an insightful look at the lives of three Michigan men; each of them were…
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Current Influences on My Livelihood
Naturally, you try to improve your livelihood. I try to improve mine for myself, and to be better with the people I mentor. The dynamic women I mention below are influences that can help anybody. Your livelihood sustains you and makes you whole. It’s your effort to get basics like food and shelter, plus whatever…