A few days ago there was this news story where a man in Illinois offered to give two 13-year old girls a ride somewhere. They declined, but took down his license plate and called the police, who arrested him three days later and charged him with disorderly conduct. This is a married man with 3 […]
Diversity
It’s possible that the headline of this article might be controversial. There is a reality that almost no one will ever dispute; men and women are different. Not only physically, but mentally. via Flickr Most of it is learned behavior, as each of us grows into our defined societal roles. For most of thinking man’s […]
I once read an editorial printed in a local newspaper on the “racism” of diversity. I have to admit that I was stunned by the title, and as I read the article I got angry, then had to take a step back. The overall idea of diversity at its core is that every person gets […]
Today is the holiday to celebrate once again the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I don’t think I’ve ever said this before but every year this holiday comes up I think of how strange it is to have a holiday named after someone who was alive when I was alive. To me, it […]
Over the last few weeks I’ve seen and heard some disturbing things. The latest was the tale of a young woman who got home from picking up a pizza she’d ordered, looked at the receipt and saw that one of the people at the place has written about her “lady chinky eyes”. What the heck […]