Humanity
Pride ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr and VernonMilesKerr.com In today’s society, at least in America, we are cajoled, urged and lambasted to have “pride.” Pride for our race, pride for our gender (or lack of same) and pride for our school, are only a few examples. We’ve
Celebrity Worship
Celebrity Worship ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr and VernonMilesKerr.com — Originally posted to Twitter as a rough-draft on October 31, 2021 I spent some time on the “Barbara Streisand” trend on Twitter this morning. I came away puzzled. I agree, she has one of the most beautiful singing voices in
Democracy
Three Modern Miracles, Ruined ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr and VernonMilesKerr.com Are most people kind and unselfish? One really begins to question that, after seeing three, totally miraculous, and potentially positive forces for humanity’s advancement be ruined — almost to the point of being unusable. Alexander Graham Bell might
Ecology
Ecology as AI ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Originally posted to Twitter on 10/27/2021 #FirstCuppaJoe for 10/27/21 (thread) My incaffeinated reverie this morning yielded this: The Earth, for billions of years has been running an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. Like a little mouse, negotiating
Stuff ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com What is the Universe, but just, stuff? Can you imagine no stuff? Was there ever, no stuff? If so, where did stuff come from? Energy? What is "energy" without stuff? Isn't heat just stuff, doing some kind of
Agnosticism
A Secular Prayer ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Dear God, I’ll call You “God,” not from Faith, but from mere belief. Maybe someday it will be from pure faith. But now I only believe that You are there, reigning over this universe and the multitude of possible
Humanity
©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr and VernonMilesKerr.com
To Meat or Not to Meat ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com originally posted in rough draft to Twitter on Oct. 10, 2021 Le Boeuf La Vache I think we Anglo Saxons and Gauls have an affinity for beef and dairy built in to our DNA. In the Middle
Philosophy
The Weirdness of Time ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Previously posted to Twitter as a rough draft Oct. 4, 2021 #FirstCuppaJoe #MorningMeditations for Mon. 10/4/21 (thread) Today’s “inspiration” was #Time, and the weirdness of time. As I rolled out of bed and made my way
Humanity
Priorities ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Attending a school reunion at my age (near 80) is an emotional rollercoaster. There’s the joy of reconnecting with old friends, the furious schedule of dinners, golf tournaments and nostalgic chats. But then, nostalgia turns to mourning as you share news
Life
©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Conversation With a Three Year-old (skit) An old man is fiddling with pieces of an old wooden chair in a backyard shop. His three year-old great grandson strolls up. KID Whatcha doin’ Great Grandpa? GG Someone put this old Adirondack Chair out for
Eisenhower
A Silly Theory that Changed the World ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com – Originally posted to Twitter as a rough draft on 9/19/2021 I was already 3 1/2 when my #Boomer brother was born. I’ve watched how the Boomers, as Hippies, started today’s slide
Addiction
The Hidden Demon ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Relapse. I hate that word. It’s the hidden demon in every attempt to rehabilitate from drugs or alcohol. It’s strength is beyond my understanding. I’ve seen it crash the attempts of both my son and grandson. For
Life
©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com, Originally posted to Twitter in rough draft on 9/13/2021 The Village Life in Suburbia It seems ironic—as I follow my small dog on his appointed rounds, sniffing his way through our verdant, shady but blue-collar neighborhood, he reading other dogs’
Dealing with frustration
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr. com In law school, we learned a Latin phrase from the old English Common Law: “De minimis, non curat lex.” (The law doesn’t concern itself with trifles) said in context of people bringing lawsuits for trivial grievances,