A new weather station, questions about free will, wrongful convictions, forensic genealogy, and a Colorado DNA scandal all point to one common theme: accountability—and what happens when those in power avoid it.
Archives for June 2026
More Voting Frustration
This week I’m venting about low voting turnout in a recent Oklahoma election.
Old Memories, New Discoveries, and a Few Reasons to Worry
40 years after training at Fort McClellan, I found myself studying Google maps & comparing memories with fellow veterans. Along the way, I revisited a surprise Alabama snowstorm, discovered traveling lighthouse libraries, returned to SimCity, and reflected on surveillance technology and capital punishment.
Texas Justice and Facebook Injustice
After helping a local bookstore move to a larger home, I reflect on a writer friend’s sudden Facebook account deletion and the importance of backing up digital memories. I also look at a remarkable Texas cold case arrest that finally brought justice to both a murder victim and a wrongly convicted man.