And how can I tell? That is a question you can never get an answer to yourself. Everyone, including the evilest, is the hero of their own story. Everyone is making, what they consider, the best decision possible and are justified in the decision. The people who believe they are…

I have good reason to be. I am 66 and in pain like all people my age. It varies from a mild pain to a pain that makes it hard to get out of bed. No specific cause just getting older. …

Good names make better programs. And some tips. One of the features of well written programs is good names. The selection of a name is not covered in any book or training system I know. Use the language idioms. Certain languages have well known usages for capitalization. For example: Ruby…

Skeptics eye on the number of gun related children deaths. Use your reason to feel out the truth. In the news the last couple of days included the message that gun deaths with children was the highest of all of the causes. Over the previous high of car accidents. You should look at this statement with a skeptical eye. While the numbers may be correct, the way it…

Abortion and Gun Control Pro-Life The Pro-Life movement wants to stop abortion using the heavy hammer of the Law. This is hypocrisy because they are also against any method to reduce the number of abortions. It looks like they will get their wish on the law. They also want to ban…

Misleading information is common. — You hear it all of the time. Science does not know how the pyramids, Stonehenge, Easter Island heads, or other ancient monuments were created. The implication is that some outside force helped them. While it is true science does know the exact method but that is misleading. …

Some comments on our common rights. — It is a good idea to read the Constitution with the Amendments regularly. The review should be part of your civic duty. In addition, the Declaration of Independence gives you a good idea of the rationale for the Constitution. The thing to keep in mind is that these restrictions are…

Everyone has regrets. Life regrets I regret that it took me to my 40’s to realize that I had a major mental illness (Bipolar type 1, now medicated and in control). I regret that I have an almost pathological resistance to asking for help. Plenty of people would have been glad to…