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It’s Time For Alternatives Start The Revolution In Housing & Education The time for alternatives has arrived As I continue to seek solutions rather than ranting & raving in social media, I present the following alternatives to the housing and education rat races and debt traps based upon my personal experiences and observations. HOUSING Prices keepContinue reading

7/24, Break The Cycle, Juvenile Delinquent No More

I’ve been offering my observations and suggestions to a Commission in my state of Connecticut USA concerning how to re-connect youth who are disconnected from school, engaging in risky, criminal and destructive behavior. Since this is a nation-wide and world-wide problem, I figured a blog was in order. This also coincides with re-directing my blogsContinue reading “7/24, Break The Cycle, Juvenile Delinquent No More”

Alternatives to the American Nightmare

Reflecting back on life now that I’m a boomer and now that my kids are starting their careers, I offer the following alternatives to the American Dream myths: Myth 1: Home ownership That dream became a nightmare with ever escalating house prices and rising interest rates. The dream crusher was caused when housing became aContinue reading “Alternatives to the American Nightmare”

Micro is the way to Go!!

Small pilot projects can result in big results This is the first in a series of blogs where I’m trying to offer some solutions, alternatives and observations to vexing problems instead of the usual ranting in echo chambers. That’s not to say that I’m not repulsed by the polarization, narcisism, racism, sexism, extremisms and all theContinue reading “Micro is the way to Go!!”

It’s time to add some pledges to the Pledge of Allegiance Maybe the pledge could be expanded & made more specific I’m fine with the Pledge of Allegiance and certainly consider myself patriotic. It’s inspirational and aspirational but what exactly is it calling us to do? The addition of reference to “God” was included in theContinue reading

History & Ancestry Repeating Themselves Everybodys familiar with the expression “history repeats itself” but I noticed that this also applied to ancestry. On my maternal side of the family (Coynes originally from County Mayo Ireland) the following patterns were observed: Grandparent Patrick Coyne and other relatives worked in coal mines in the midlands of England.Continue reading

Reimagining Careers…Reimagining Society

I retired recently and for that I’m happy I’ve had time to contemplate jobs, careers, and life experiences It’s got me re-thinking the following careers: cops, teachers, social workers. Why these careers? Because they generally parallel my jobs/careers since I’ve been employed as the following: mall cop, auxiliary cop, student teacher, after-school program coordinator, communityContinue reading “Reimagining Careers…Reimagining Society”

In Search Of A Political Walking Partner

As we enter 2024 and the dreaded national election in November, I’ve been intrigued with the idea of walking up and down the Main Street of my town wearing a Biden shirt with someone who is wearing a Trump shirt. Presumably Biden and Trump will be the candidates. Whomever secures the Democratic and Rebublican nominations,Continue reading “In Search Of A Political Walking Partner”

The Golden Rule…Silver Bullet To Common Ground & Peace Around The World (and at the dinner table)

In response to ongoing international crisis’s (Mid-East, Ukraine, etc.), religious animosities, domestic polarization AND a long conversation I had with a family member, we boiled everything down to The Golden Rule as being the North Star. We decided that it’s a workable common denominator for a pathway out of the forrest of hate that weContinue reading “The Golden Rule…Silver Bullet To Common Ground & Peace Around The World (and at the dinner table)”

Exceptionalism

For the record and to be very clear….I’m as patriotic as the next guy. I’m deeply thankfull for having been born in the USA and not in some god forsaken place where there are no freedoms, no rule of law and constant threat of warlords and dictators. That said, I’m increasingly uncomfortable with the increasingContinue reading “Exceptionalism”