Since around the middle of April and on into this month of May, I’ve been on something of a posting tear, posting at least once/day, and recently, two and sometimes three times/day. I’ve been motivated by current events from Florida on up to the national and international stage. It all starts with morning motivation. Here’s what’s motivating me every morning.

These are on the front of my refrigerator at eye level. My wife got them for herself, but I’m not blind (just nearly so without glasses). I quickly glance at them every morning and have since before I officially retired. In the beginning they didn’t affect me one way or the other. Over time, the months and the years, those words on that refrigerator door have gone from slogans that can be ignored to truths that can no longer be ignored. I can’t be silent and fade into the dark end of life. I’ve seen too many injustices and social sins committed since 2016 (and quite a few before then, to be honest, but I chose to be a part of the Silent Majority). I thought everything wrong would magically straighten itself out after 2020, but we know how that’s worked out. And now it looks like the beasts are trying to rise again.

The slogan at the top of this blog is “Cats, Computers, Cameras & Commentary.” I’ve certainly delivered on the first three, only occasionally on the fourth. That mix is about to change. I’m about to inject more commentary more often, heavy on the more. After all it’s my blog and I’ll write what I want to, write what I want to… Sorry, I started channeling Lesley Gore for a minute. I hope I don’t run my regular readers off, but the subjects of my commentaries will be serious (although I hope I can inject a little humor to keep it from being deadly serious).

Here’s to change for the better.