Before the Orders Are Given
A military awards ceremony became something far more personal when I realized the young soldier in the video would never come home. A reflection on service, sacrifice, and accountability.
“Do You Know Who I Know?”
Bryson DeChambeau reportedly threatened to call Donald Trump over a two-stroke penalty at the British Open. If true, it reflects a lesson Trump has modeled for years: unfavorable outcomes are not accepted; they are attacked until someone powerful changes them.
Death Deserves Compassion; Legacy Deserves Honesty
The recent death of Senator Lindsey Graham prompted me to think about something I suspect many of us will wrestle with more than once in our lives: how should we respond when someone dies whose public life we found deeply disappointing?
Even Superman Let the Atheist Stay in the Room
A 1950s game show host — the original voice of Superman, no less — let an actual atheist crash his college Bible study for a few years. Turns out that’s more biblically sound than “guard your heart” ever was.
A Sheriff Screamed “Who’s Running This Show” and Somehow It Explained the Entire Federal Government
An Oklahoma sheriff lost it in a parking lot over jurisdiction–yelling “Who’s running this show?”
The video of the incident is more than a viral moment. It’s a metaphor for how unchecked power and ego are tearing down cooperation at every level of government.
The 24th: Camp Logan, Houston and the Sad History I Never Knew
For 65 years as a self described Houstonian, I never heard that Black soldiers were executed after a 1917 riot on what is now Memorial Park. Learning about Camp Logan has shattered my “Houston is better” myth—and reinforced the negativity of slogans like “Make America Great Again.”
Can a Culture Survive on Trust Alone?
Can a society thrive on trust alone?
After watching a vintage episode of TV show ‘To Tell the Truth’ featuring the founders of a community called Auroville, I found myself reflecting on culture, human nature, and the realization that every community eventually becomes a reflection of the people who inhabit it.
The 10% Problem
A week with extended family reminded me that political differences are just a sliver of who we are — and that love might be both the reason we hurt and the reason we heal.
“We Need You to Pay Up”
When a candidate I trust asked for donations instead of votes, something shifted. I’ve been sitting with it ever since — and what I found underneath wasn’t anger. It was a mythology I’d been carrying for years that maybe never quite fit reality.
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
Handing the Keys to Aviva’s Generation
Sometimes the most meaningful questions begin in the most ordinary places. A Facebook ad for laundry detergent prompted me to think about stewardship — not just of money, but of the world we’ll eventually hand over to our grandchildren. This isn’t a post about detergent. It’s about legacy.