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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”

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Write 16 History Repeating Itself Greg Dunn 3 min read · Just now Full disclosure, I stopped reading Medium posts and writing posts since Story TV (sort of a variation of the History Channel, my other addiction) ran an entire day of programming concerning The Rise & Fall of The Roman Empire. Now I’m catchingContinue reading “Search Medium”

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Write 2 Would You Rather Direct Traffic or Capture Monsters? Greg Dunn 5 min read · Just now If you were a cop, would you rather direct traffic at a construction site or put a bullet through the skull of a mass shooter about to kill a bunch of kids? When your shift ends andContinue reading “Search Medium”

Funeral Amnesia and Missing Conversations

I walked into the hospital room a couple of steps behind my dad who swung back the curtain that’s supposed to provide a modicum of privacy. There lay a yellow man shaking and moaning. Tubes jammed up his nose and smaller intravenous lines running along what used to be strong arms. Eyes mostly closed butContinue reading “Funeral Amnesia and Missing Conversations”