Empty home, a hollow tree —  I lied, I left. Left you behind — promised to be back Knowing I would not.

Obviously America is Not a Democracy — This article sheds light on an institution essential in our society but whose procedure, structure, and purpose may not be well understood. The Electoral College, as the supreme mechanism of our Presidential elections, has been a topic of heated discussions. Today, more than ever, it is crucial to understand the…

Inspired by Herbert Spencer —

And Why Diets Will Never Work FOOD America is obsessed with food and eating. For those having traveled to other countries and continents, it is obvious that portions served in restaurants abroad are substantially smaller than in the US. …

A look, smile, a gest. Shy, quiet, just the eyes. When you left, I nearly followed — and I wished I had. Forlorn and lost, I could not…

or My Jean Jacket Is Gone — I lived in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, in the Andes mountains on the equator, as the name implies — with views one would not believe only when experienced. My home was on a mountain ridge west of the city, about 2,000 ft above the capital’s 9,500 ft altitude. From my highrise…

To Create Correct and Readable Sentences — I use four outside tools in my writing. But before I go any further, I am not affiliated with any of these programs/companies, so I do not earn anything if you choose to purchase any of them. Wordhippo.com is a free program and a tool I use constantly. It supplies…

and Once Mastered, You’ll Never Argue Again — I hate arguing and each time I end up in an argument I feel like getting sucked into a morass. Often I don’t even know what the original disagreement was about and we end up lobbing insults at each other, or trying to be smarter and making one-up remarks. Then…

Remington Arms to Pay 73 Million — Unspeakable Atrocity On December 14, 2012, at about 9:30 am Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton, CT, descended into hell. A lone gunman Adam Lanza, aged 20, entered Sandy Hook Elementary armed with a Remington Bushmaster AR-15 and killed twenty students and six adults. The twenty students were children between 6 and…