Immigration – Page 3 – One Love One Voice

Building bridges

I’m not gonna lie, I don’t understand the reasoning behind the name change to “Gulf of America”. Doesn’t make sense to me, but perhaps Shakespeare is correct, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” What is more striking to me beyond just changing aContinue reading “Building bridges”

The wall

November 9, 1989. The Berlin Wall came down. It was a monumental day in the history of Germany, as well as for humanity. Hard to believe that was only 35 years ago. As I pondered the anniversary of that pivotal moment, it made me consider the walls I’ve built up to protect my own littleContinue reading “The wall”

Smoke and Mirrors

“Keep your eye on the ball.” I don’t know how many times I heard that as a kid, but for some reason I just couldn’t get a hit. I played baseball up until about 5th grade, but I was terrible. I could play in the field o.k., but once I stepped up to the plateContinue reading “Smoke and Mirrors”

Native Tongue

Many years ago in what seems like another life completely, I was a “car salesman”. I put that in quotes to emphasize that I was a car salesman by title only. I was probably the worst salesman to ever walk onto a car lot. Clearly, it was not an ideal career choice for me butContinue reading “Native Tongue”

Culture and Caffeine

Much of what I have written over the years, both here and on multiple other platforms has come from a deep desire to see cultural walls broken down and allow everyone a seat at the same table. As I mentioned in my last post Border Crisis, cultural differences can’t be seen as “us vs. them”.Continue reading “Culture and Caffeine”