Vegas
So I spent the last week in Las Vegas for work. The United Mine Workers were having their 55th Constitutional Convention there, and as their pension plan administrator, The Funds sent a delegation of...
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Jim’s Unsung Heroes
I only met one of my grandfathers, James C. Kerns. He died when I was young. But I did remember his story about his surviving a catastrophic injury during the Battle of the Bulge....
Love Wins
This week has been big for the forces of love and compassion and equality, and a pretty dark one for those who celebrate a heritage of hate, for those who don’t care about doing...
#ForEveryGator
The campaign began with a whimper last fall, when the usual majority swept nearly every seat up for grabs. It hit a fever pitch when 18 sitting senators stood up and rejected the status...
Scottish Independence
Tomorrow, Scotland will vote on whether to become an independent country for the first time in centuries. The campaign has focused on whether certain governmental powers, once given, will yield the results the proponents...
Ken is Speaking
I have released a second non-fiction book this year! Entitled Ken is Speaking, and available on Amazon.com, it is a paperback homage to my blog from the mid-Aughts, as well as a way for...
Went Back to GW
I work about two blocks from the campus of George Washington University, which was convenient when I went to graduate school there. But that was more than ten years ago, and I have rarely...
Worth a Thousand Words
I recently published a limited-release 40-page photobook, Worth a Thousand Words, which is based on family, personal, and touristy photos I’ve taken over the years. It is intended primarily as a family gift, so...