By: Robert Kolker Quite a good book. The author does a great job telling the story of one family with a shocking history of mental illness while also weaving in the challenges of mental disease and the research to find a cure. The story depicts a young couple just after world war II, starting their… Continue reading Book Review: Hidden Valley Road – Inside The Mind Of An American Family
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Social Media, I’m Done
I have made a conscious decision to remove all my social media accounts and will never engage in these platforms again. Some may find this odd or even question why so here is my reasoning. I'm not sure about the exact dates of the social media phenomenon but, I think it started around 2004 with… Continue reading Social Media, I’m Done
Who Are We?
You know what is wrong in the world today, how we are so polarized on just about everything. You almost can't say a thing based on your opinion or belief without offending someone. It seems like in today's world, we are trying to cultivate an existence that we don't offend anybody, and as it turns… Continue reading Who Are We?
Book Review – The Warmth Of Other Sons
Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth Of Other Suns is the second book I have read from this Author. The other was caste, and the review(s) are on this blog; I did two of them. The author wrote this book; first, it is a fantastic read and tells the migration from the south to northern cities post… Continue reading Book Review – The Warmth Of Other Sons
Old Home Town Memories
Modern technology has produced many great things and some not so great, maybe not the technology but how it is used. I'm not too fond of the term social media, and Facebook is probably still the king in the social media field. The Facebook medium has both good and bad things that can be attributed… Continue reading Old Home Town Memories
Book Review – Unknown Valor
I have read my share of world war II books. I enjoy the history of the greatest generation. Sometimes I wish I was born in that generation when you look at the crazy state of the world today—however, this topic is about my latest world war II book, "Unknown Valor" by Martha Mccallum. Most books… Continue reading Book Review – Unknown Valor
Trust
We are living in some challenging and complicated times. Back in the day when I was growing up, you could turn on the news and feel comfortable with the reporting. It could be Cronkite, Jennings, or Brokaw. News shows like 60 minutes were a standard to get to the point with several influential reporters like… Continue reading Trust
The Loan Shark and Education
I'm not quite sure where to start with advice on education and precisely how to help pay for your child's education, but I will tell you my story. A few weeks back, I wrote about the financial issues related to borrowing money for school. https://beingkevin.com/2020/04/17/an-open-letter-to-the-congress-and-senate/ I think I have some excellent ideas. Given today's environment,… Continue reading The Loan Shark and Education
BaseBall
No other sport has quite the same feeling as opening day for baseball. Even if you like multiple sports, football, hockey, soccer, basketball, opening day for baseball has a unique feel. I bet the vast majority of kids growing up in the united states have tried baseball even if they ultimately did not like sports… Continue reading BaseBall
Every Generation Has Challenges
Every generation has challenges. If you consider what the world lived through in the ’30s and ’40s due to WWII and the sacrifices we made, it was a tremendous commitment to a common cause. Not long after that war ended, we entered more conflict with the Korean war of the ’50s, the 60’s and 70’s… Continue reading Every Generation Has Challenges
