This week I’m venting about low voting turnout in a recent Oklahoma election.
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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.
A New Grandson, a Lost Friend, and an Exoneration
This week brought both celebration and sorrow: the loss of a former Army comrade, the early arrival of a new grandson, and news of three Pennsylvania men finally exonerated after nearly three decades in prison. A reminder that life rarely comes in simple categories.