Think 31 – Page 2 – Thoughts become things

Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to John Norvell – 1807

You might be asking yourself why I’d choose to write about a letter from Mr. Jefferson to a historically obscure John

19 May

Thoughts on America Each day social media seems filled with people chanting for the destruction of the United States.

21 Apr

Cell phones either in our pockets, on the table or most insidiously, in our hands…constantly. Ringing, vibrating, pinging,

14 Apr

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he of the New Deal and the most progressive president our nation ever had (some may quibble with

07 Apr

The very mention of the word economics sends some people scrambling for the nearest exit. Boring is most associated with the

10 Mar

I’m guessing that not many, at least in this century, have read one of George Orwell’s best works. No, I’m not talking about

03 Mar

A Short Examination of Isolationism Read President George Washington’s words from his 1796 farewell address: “Why forego the

25 Feb

When I first started teaching, I was about as idealistic as one could get. I can still remember sitting in my apartment that

11 Feb

Whenever I read something about the craft of writing, I always get the advice, “…and don’t make everything predictable or

17 Dec

According to the latest information available, there are only six Pearl Harbor survivors left to visit and commemorate that

07 Dec