David 6/26/22

fear is a good thing. I explained that fear isn’t bad, it just reminds us that there is something new, something with which we are not familiar and need to be alert to. The only time fear is a bad thing is when we let it stop us from doing that which we want to do.

Supreme Court Decisions 6/25/22

congratulations to white heterosexual men like me. Our rights are soaring thanks to the “legitimate” Supreme Court.

Abstinence 6/24/22

The purpose here is not to lay blame. I’m not going to say it’s her fault, or the fault of the school, her parents, or even the church. What I will say is that I don’t believe she was given to tools necessary to protect herself, either physically or emotionally.

Criminal Activity 6/23/22

yes, I’m carrying in my own house now just in case the driver realizes where the video came from and decides to try to extract their revenge.

Dates 6/22/22

Had a date with an undertaker. I asked what her perfume was. She said formaldehyde. And, yes, as a chemist I do know what formaldehyde is.

Another Failure 6/21/22

Tonight, I won’t be in bed alone. It’ll be overcrowded with demons from my failure as a dean, from my failure as the director of a forensic lab, and even as a failure as an adjunct professor.

Father’s Juneteenth 6/20/22

the struggle didn’t end in 1865. In another five years, the fifteenth amendment gave African American men the right to vote on February 3, 1870. Then came the Jim Crow laws, designed to suppress minorities in individual states. In 1896, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed guaranteeing equal protection regardless of race as the law of the land in an effort to end the individual Jim Crow Laws. This wasn’t the end either.

Cats 6/19/22

They say that dogs always love you. It seems like instinct. Oh, sure, there are individuals that they don’t like, but it’s not hard finding a dog that will jump on you and love you any time you look at them. A cat’s love has to be earned.

The Difference 6/18/22

They say that behind every great man is a great woman. But how would I know that?

Grapes 6/17/22

fruit, like grapes, became my “sweet treat”. Okay, good news first. Yes, it means I gave up processed sugar, and started eating a healthier form of sugar that also has other nutrients. Now for the bad news. It’s still sugar.