Get a Grip
Don’t lose your cool online. Come join our online conversations. ––– You know the places. The chat rooms, the hash tag communities, the realms of social media flame wars, un-friends, and blocks. We...
View ArticleAre You Sure You are a Responsible Dad?
Fatherhood starts with a the family. Yet, there is much more to being a dad. ––– Join Dr. Kwame M. Brown and the Rev. Dr. Richard Wills of First Baptist in Hampton, VA for a chat about fatherhood,...
View ArticleGeorge Takei: “It Got Better!”
George Takei’s social media posts are almost guaranteed instant viral status, now he let’s his fans know where his strength came from. ––– Here is the story we have been waiting to hear. A story of...
View ArticleJustice Versus Equality, Simplified
What does equality really look like? Does it appear any different when compared to justice? ––– humanrightsfacts Equality, by definition, would make every thing exactly the same for every one. Yet, in...
View ArticleWhat’s the Point in Raising the Minimum Wage?
All sides of the minimum wage argument seem to raise nothing but controversy.What are the facts? ––– This handy info-graphic outlines the arguments in the case for minimum wage. Load yourself up with...
View ArticleEdward Abbey, I Loved it … I loved it All!
“There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep. I know because this is my part of my home. I belong here.” — Edward Abbey ––– Edward Abbey was a founder of the...
View ArticleGrandma Made Me Travel
My grandma made me live mostly out of a back pack since 1996. ––– I am not sure how my life of travel started. I guess I have always wanted to hit the open road, to see the world, to get out into the...
View ArticleThere’s More to the Global Citizen Than Travel
The creation of a tolerant world needs Global Thinking. Travel can be a start, but a Global Citizen can be anyone. ––– “I am a global citizen because …” I put out a request to social media circles...
View ArticleSlipping Through the Cracks in the European Union
What do you think of the European Union? Does it make you think of abject poverty and desperate living? ––– We often consider the European Union as prosperous and stable. However, there is another...
View ArticleSummertime Garage Door Hack
Are you a guy who spends more time in the garage than the living room? Well this ingenious man has upped the game on garage door modification! ––– So there you are, a hot summer day. The garage is...
View ArticleDad Hacks Daughter’s Hair Tie
We all know that some dads are true artists with their daughter’s hair. ––– Yet, in the vast realm of diversity there are also dads who are pretty clueless when it comes to hair management....
View ArticleCan’t Beat the Carolina Heat?
These folks have got the beat for the Carolina heat. Grab a cool drink and get ready to move your feet. ––– There are little pockets of culture here and there. They lay scattered around the...
View ArticleI Confess, I Have an Addiction.
Social Justice editor Wilhelm Cortez finally comes clean about his addiction. ––– My life journey. In a word, experience. In a 1000 words, it is a bit more complex. When new friends ask me, “Why have...
View ArticlePlaylist of Tunes to Help You Move With Nature
Nature is the muse for poet, musician, every person, animal, bird, fish, or bug. ––– To be in our nature we must move, and movement with nature carries a varied beat. these tunes all help us find...
View ArticleJust Let Yourself Be Wild, Man
I am a firm believer that letting yourself be wild is the biggest step we can take toward diverse social tolerance. ––– We lose the desire to restrict others if we don’t contain and restrict...
View ArticleI am a Nature Dork
Any chance I have to get out into the trees turns me into a total nature dork. ––– Exploring nature gives us exercise and allows us to move freely, breathe freshly, and release the pressure of life. I...
View ArticleSmells Like Broken Teen Spirit
Rikers Island’s culture of violence against teen prisoners makes broken teen spirit, and shows a deeper social ill. ––– “For adolescent inmates, Rikers Island is broken. It is a place where brute...
View ArticleOne Focused Man Achieves Super Hero Balance
Jaan Roose has the super hero balance down for a slack line performance that leaves you wondering, “Can he levitate?” ––– When I watch this guy move, I know that I wouldn’t be as smooth, but maybe...
View ArticlePut Racism in the Right Place
This public service announcement gives a good perspective on a way we could deal with racism in day to day life. ––– There are many people in our societies who have been indoctrinated into...
View ArticleTwo Can Travel and Trust Together
Learning together through instinct in a life of travel and trust. ––– My partner and I have been travelling for a long time. Our first trip outside the USA was in 1996, and we’ve been on the road ever...
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