TIME

I'd forgotten about most of which I have written. I had no idea it has been 13 year since I posted. I have some older writings on my computer that were never intended to be public, but I will likely post some of them after doing a re-write. As I read my past posts, I wondered, did they matter to anyone? Did they inspire any thoughts, any course of action, any positive ideas? I need to figure out how to expand my followers. I think some of what I write might be entertaining to some. A few thoughts might be useful. Others might bring a glimmer of joy to someone. I have recently experienced a very difficult client. The most challenging I have had in my 46 year career. (How is that number possible???) I've not treated her well at times. She threatened a vacation of mine due to her delays. We've now been in front of the Chief Magistrate twice due to our failure to close out the Estate. When took on this matter I thought it would take 6 weeks, max, to close it out. Now its coming upon a year. In the end, I want to help her in some way. I'm sure she is lonely, unhappy, sad, likely depressed. I hope to find some way to make her feel better when this is over. Just getting it over the finish line, will be reward enough for me! You'll know when it is over.... I came back to write in my blog as I realized suddenly that I missed it. And after reviewing what I have written in the past, I realized it was a great outlet. I hope I have shared some feelings to which others can relate. I also came back because of the black cloud called Trump who is seeking to change our culture, change our economic balance (or more likely to increase the imbalance in favor of those who have already become much wealthier due to his last round of tax cuts). I could name about 20 things about his Executive Orders that are wreaking havoc upon the American spirit, decimating the celebration of our multi-cultural experience of the past number of decades, erasing some of the history of the accomplishments of women, minorities and the disabled, as well as increasing the stigma attached to the gay, lesbian and all other gender bending individuals who have finally had the courage to bring their ethos out in the open, resulting in a great acceptance of all who were previously hidden in the shadows of undeserved shame. In 1974 at the College of Wooster, I took a course that was called Modern Biology. There was a gay man in the class, Chuck. We each had to write a paper, the exact subject of which I cannot recall. But Chuck's paper is the only one I still remember. He wrote in part about going to New York and riding the subways, dressed in brightly colored garb that made obvious their sexual orientation. They spoke with affected speech style that was attributable to gay men. In his report, he indicated that all of it was intended to force people to recognize them, to accept their presence in Society. I was blown away by their courage and temerity. Growing up in a small mid-Western town, I had no real exposure so such individeuals. At least not to my knowledge. It was eye opening and allowed me to appreciate both their plight and their plan to overcome the prejudice. They didn't shrink from the prejudice, they confronted it. Basically, they bragged that they were gay and proud of it. Today, Trump wants to turn back the clock. Removing mementos of the past accomplishments and contributions of blacks, women, gays, lesbians, immigrants, and poor people. He seeks to revive the barriers to employment, to an education, to opportunities in the name of "avoiding giving them education, jobs and other opportunities they don't deserve," "while denying the jobs and opportunities to white men," who apparently are better at everything. But, I have faith and confidence that the disadvantaged will not allow this movement to take them down. That we will rise up and root out this rot. It is reminiscent of the McCarthy era. Then it was "communists." Now it appears it is the radical liberal left who is becoming the enemy of America. But this too will end. I have been asking for a decade, when will the child at the Parade yell out the obvious? "The King has no clothes." We still have a lot to be thankful for and we cannot let this "man" tear us apart and take away our love for each other. The protests will get bigger, they will get louder, particularly as the negatives of this administration adversely affects more of us, more of our family and more of our friends. Stay positive, get active, let your voice be heard. We shall overcome.