I will probably be taken to task again for this subject but I stand by my position. Why? Because based on science, every human on the planet is 99.9% genetically related. The 0.1% difference relates to skin color, eye color and other minor differences. The point is, we are ALL…
Ever since the first multi-celled organisms on primitive earth figured out sex was the best way to reproduce, there has been an ongoing battle between the sexes. Some creatures take it to the extreme such as the Praying Mantis. The male, generally smaller than the female has to figure out…
The opinion of a 77-year-old white male
If any people have the right to gloat over the way they handled COVID 19 it is New Zealanders led by a youthful, female prime minister.
But the country’s PM didn’t gloat over the successful suppression of COVID 19 unless you call doing…
Yes. I know these are cliches of the first degree but they are very relevant to the situation we humans live in today. All over the world people are going about their lives as if it's business as usual. Despoiling the oceans on cruise ships, buying tons of useless crap…
The little town of Maple Bay was as run down as any town could be in the time following the recession. There were a few businesses still open such as Gus’s Hardware and Milly’s Cafe. …
When I was just five years of age, I became fascinated by a book that one of my sisters was given as a birthday present. The name of the book was simply Twig. I thought this was really interesting as my family name is Trigg. …
I was listening to an interview with the Canadian minister of the environment (secretary of the environment in the USA) the other day and I am sure he was not listening to what he was saying. Two examples. He spoke of “fighting” global warming. …
Planet Earth calmly spins along
And we all think this is the norm,
We question what could possibly go wrong
As we head towards the perfect storm.
As COVID sweeps across our Earth
And thousands die with no support,
We learn what life is really worth
From priceless to a chilling naught…
For the past eight years, I have been writing business plans, technical books and other business material — dry, uninspiring but providing cash flow. There have always been story ideas, poems and such floating around in my brain so Medium provided an outlet.
I do not write on Medium for…
October 6th. It is 4 hours until surgery. I have had no food since midnight and none expected for the next two days, nutrition being provided through an IV. I have read through the handbook the hospital provided on what is expected both during and after surgery. Also, all the…
