News China Focus: Dangerous rhetoric, reporting doom U.S. understanding of China 5 Jan 2022 In my latest editorial for China Focus, I examine how consistently negative political rhetoric and a compliant media harm America's understanding of China. Whether it is reporting about China’s military…
Sports The “hypocrisy” of opting out of a meaningless bowl game 1 Jan 2022 How dare those "entitled" college football players choose to not play in a meaningless bowl game! How dare they think about future earnings instead of risking injury for a program…
Poetry Home 31 Dec 2021 Photo: Anthony Moretti, 29May2016 Home They say it's where the heart is But sometimes it's also where the body was And where it can be again
Poetry The middle one 31 Dec 2021 The certainty of yesterday The reality of today The promise of tomorrow The first cannot be changed The last cannot be guaranteed What will you do with the middle one?
Poetry Cruel 31 Dec 2021 This cruel thing called time It goes to fast when we don't want it to And too slow when we do One second after another Unstoppable The tick tock a…
Poetry Restless 29 Dec 2021 The restless mind Thinks about that thing out there A restless heart Wants that thing out there A restless body Remains unable to get that thing out there Stillness and…
Poetry Reminder 28 Dec 2021 Stirring and stretching A reminder that it is morning Cracking and popping A reminder that my bones are closer to evening
Poetry Picture 28 Dec 2021 A picture is worth a thousand words That is what we are told But something is missing In that bag of goods we've been sold Interpretation and experience Knowledge and…
News CGTN: Americans indifferent to humanity 28 Dec 2021 In my latest editorial for CGTN, I question why Americans must be so focused on "me" in a time that requires attention to "we." That is the way it is…
Smooth Aggregator, Not So Smooth Poet 