The Lvov pogroms in Ukraine were targeted at Poles and Jews and antifascist Ukrainians.
I find it interesting to try to understand how both sides of the political divides between populists (I share some leanings here) and the left (I also share some leanings here).
This is an interesting article by a black woman about white privilege that at first I thought I would feel attacked by and disagree with but ended up making me reconsider this topic a bit.… read more “Where Racial Hatred Leads”
The reception desk people here at the hospital NICU have to print name tags for every visitor. To do so they need your first and last name and the date of birth. I now have three separate reception people to have my full name and date of birth memorized because I’ve been here so often. Every single day for something like 6 weeks now.
Kate has been home a few days now and is eating a lot and soaking up attention and sleeping a lot.
Griffin is still in the NICU but is doing a ton better. I have been fighting with the doctors to get him better treatment. Both Laurel and I have been visiting him every single day.… read more “Babies are doing well”
Griffin (in his crib in the background) needs a couple more weeks to work on feeding.
Being a father is literally the meaning of life. All life on our planet from single-celled organisms to multi-ton whales primary drive is to reproduce. Every species’ goal is to expand and thrive. Holding your baby skin to skin awakens some deep primal emotions inside of you. Your life takes on a much bigger purpose outside of your own selfish desires.… read more “Parenthood is the Meaning of Life”
Be suspicious… This is a good list of scams. I’ve run across a number of these, recently including recruiters pretending to be working for a company than asking for financial information, the IRS fake scammers, homeless asking for money for a job interview so they can buy booze or drugs, people with pyramid / multilevel marketing schemes, wealthy people pushing crappy investments, etc.… read more “Frauds and Scams”
Kate is doing really well and has been off of her feeding tube for two days and should be able to come home Monday or Tuesday. She has gained a lot of weight and now is a healthy six pounds.
Griffin is also doing much better and can take up to a third of a bottle by mouth.… read more “Kate and Griffin Update”
I believe the homeless (and everyone else), should be prosecuted in full for crimes they commit.
I think there are two types of homeless – those who are sane and normal but down on their luck – once they get a job and support they can be contributing members of society. These individuals need all the support we can give them.… read more “Homeless Problem”