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Podcast | The Planet of War
©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr and VernonMilesKerr.com
Life | To Meat or Not to Meat
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
Philosophy | The Weirdness of Time
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
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Life | Priorities
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
Drama | Conversation With a Three Year-old (skit)
©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
Opinion | A Silly Theory that Changed the World
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
Life | The Hidden Demon
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
Life | The Village Life in Suburbia
©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
Life | Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
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,
Philosopy | Blind Faith
Blind Faith ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Originally posted to Twitter in rough draft on 09/10/2021 One doesn’t need Religiosity or Organized Religion to have #Faith and #Belief. I think we ALL need faith in order to makes sense of our brief existence. All religions,
Cause v. Effect
Opinion | Cause vs Effect
Cause vs Effect ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Orignally posted to Twtter as a rough draft on 9/9/2021 By making a show of at least attempting to deal with the effects of an evil, our Politicians and Press fool us into letting them off the hook.
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Philosophy | But, What Kind of Culture is Coalescing?
But What Kind of Culture is Coalescing? ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Orignally posted to Twtter as a rough draft on 9/5/2021 This is a follow up to the blog post of Sept. 3, 2021. For the reader’s convenience, that post is included in its
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Philosophy | A World Culture Coalescing
A World Culture Coalescing ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Orignally posted to Twtter as a rough draft on 9/3/2021 A few millennia ago, Earth was a like a planet of virtual human-habituated islands, separated by vast distances, sprinkled across a great global ocean. We humans had
Biblial Woes
Opinion | A New Paradigm
A New Paradigm ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Originally posted to Twitter as a rouigh draft on 8/20/2021 One’s mind can’t help but be inundated by the tsunami of news coming in daily. The Internet consumer’s view of the world is shaped by
Depression
Life | More on Gratitude
More on Gratitude ©2021 by Vernon Miles Kerr, VernonMilesKerr.com Orignally posted as a rough draft to Twitter on 8/18/2021 FirstCuppaJoe for 8/18/21 A Tweeter asked, “the key to happiness is__ , no restriction on word count.” I answered in one word. #gratitude It even propelled me