Jim (Jimmer) Reddekopp, a dear friend of my wife, passed away recently. Jimmer and his family owned and operated the Hawaiian Vanilla Co. farm/restaurant in Hawaii. Our family visited…
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World War II: Color Photos From Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939 – 1940 | Time.com
Haunting color photographs made by Adolf Hitler’s personal photographer, Hugo Jaeger, in the ghettos of Warsaw and the smaller Polish city of Kutno in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1939 and…
Portland Women’s Day March 2017
At my wife’s behest, I attended the January, 2017, Portland Women’s Day March. I haven’t done anything like that since college. The attendees marched quite peaceful, though with plenty of…
Project Unbreakable ~ Survivors of sexual abuse begin healing
Project Unbreakable ~ Melissa Harris-Perry mentioned this project on her show recently, saying it was a powerful healing tool for victims of rape and sexual abuse, and the project deserved…
Army Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier ~ Rest in Peace
CPL Brian L Chevalier 3/14/2007. Baqubah, Iraq. Your brothers will never forget. I saw this picture of Army Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier on reddit. Cpl. Chevalier was killed in…
W. Eugene Smith’s ‘Country Doctor,’ 1948
Walk to Paradise Garden Art Poster Print by W. Eugene Smith While I was doing a short stint in photography school, W. Eugene Smith quickly became an idol. I…
Pope Francis to Jesus: “You shouldn’t have provoked them” ~ by Heathwood & Lee
This cartoon commentary by Heathwood and Lee illustrates so brilliantly my reaction to Pope Francis’ recent…advice…that one should expect a physical or violent reaction if criticizing another’s faith, so just…
Kookaburra ~ Beautiful image
Some years ago, I saw a documentary on a mating Kookaburra pair, and their life seemed anything but pleasant. Between predators and other aggressive Kookaburra birds, existence was a constant…
Anne Hathaway’s support of LGBT ~ “I’m being a decent human being”
I love the sentiment Anne Hathaway expresses in this quote. Via I’m being a decent human being : atheism ~ reddit.com. Global Secular Humanist Movement’s Facebook page “In my household,…
Trump touches orb with Saudi King & Egyptian President
This now famous image of Trump, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt touching some kind of glowing orb has generated a lot of buzz…
Obamacare infographic explains a lot
The Obamacare infographic below attempts to explain the history of healthcare and health insurance in America, and how Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) fits into that history. Created by an…