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Photo by   Allen Taylor   on  Unsplash . First published on Medium . . We are not alone… That means COVID is   not   over, said parents on a winter day who have one child or more. . When our government attempts to do something good for Americans… Freedom and liberty plagiarists demand that we have contempt for science that could save our lives. . Live, Laugh, and Love. You can only pick one if it is the 13th month of COVID. Or none of the above,   a.k.a.   only crying. Photo by   Mehrnegar Dolatmand   on  Unsplash . . Money is not the object of all our desires. That said, I just left a few Hamiltons at a nearby entertainment enterprise, after having my way with a Benjamin or two. . Home Sweet Home. In the year 2119, the quaint saying is found in a 100 year time capsule. The first time the saying has been read since the capsule was buried. . In time of emergency… Lives will be messed up by Texas utilities. . QANON   is not on the No...

Photo by LinkedIn Sales Navigator on  Unsplash I wrote about this memory, first as a condensed, tweet thread last Juneteenth . I worked part time for a black business owner, as I attended Brown Institute for radio in Minneapolis from 1983–84. Initially, I was one of only two workers. Both of us were white. And why was that? Race in America is complicated. Later it was myself and two black workers, one of them worked directly with Bill on reupholstering. Then one of the black employees was working with me after the upholsterer left. The remaining worker had been in the Navy. We became quick friends, being the same age; he even invited me to come with him to a party Prince was putting on. My last coworker was a 4th generation Latino Minnesotan; a great guy, too. Finally, after 10 months it was just the boss and me. Then one day… “Bill” stood in front of me… . He had arrived here via the The Great Migration from 1950s Alabama. He ran his own, small upholstery shop for 30 years by 1...