Welcome

I've started this blog - in my spare scraps of time - because I need to speak out on a variety of issues.

I'm a busy guy. I work two jobs and have a family. I'm also trained as a journalist, so my natural instinct is to keep my opinions to myself. I did that because I did not want my sources to conclude that I was biased or slanted in some way.

However, I'm no longer a reporter although I still work in newspapers. And, I've realized that by sitting on the sidelines, I've allowed many ideas that need to be challenged to go unchallenged. I feel as if my silence can be taken as agreement with a host of misguided notions. So, I would like to speak out now, to clarify my views and to start a discussion.