A few days ago, I posted about #FightingFear, as the country reels from the open wound of #racism. I wrote about some of my relatives back in Kansas who were not afraid to proclaim their fear of anyone who wasn’t #WhiteLikeThem. I have debated the idea of writing less during recent #BlackoutTuesday #socialmedia efforts so as to not takeContinue reading “Rebellions Are Built On Hope”
Category Archives: Op/Ed
How To Fight Fear: #WillYouTakeMyHand?
“[Their] strength is borne out of pure necessity because they live in constant #fear, always looking for the next knife aimed at their back. Their strength is painted rust. It’s a facade. The only way to defeat fear is to tell it ‘No’. No, we will not take shortcuts on the path to righteousness. No, weContinue reading “How To Fight Fear: #WillYouTakeMyHand?”
#SCIENCERULES: Observations
“By George!” cried the inspector. “How did you ever see that?” “Because I looked for it.” ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “#SherlockHolmes: The Adventure of the Dancing Men” During my time growing up, I would be expected by my parents to be #observant and notice things; looking both ways (even down and up a one-way street) forContinue reading “#SCIENCERULES: Observations”
#ScienceRules: One Bottle of Oil
So, what’s the point of holding on to a bottle of oil that 11 people paid for with their lives?
Because, some day, this bottle may be a throwback, an antique, a remembrance… more importantly, it could be a lesson. Perhaps even: an exhibit piece. An inspiration to do better? One can always hope.
#ScienceRules: TO THE SKY
“The #astronauts, the #engineers, the #mathematicians, the #scientists of tomorrow are looking for inspiration at your table right now. “
#AndSoItGoes: THE POWER OF POSITIVE COMMENTING
In the first season of @HartHanson’s amazing TV series #Bones, artist-in-residence Angela Montenegro experiences a crisis of confidence in the episode “The Woman In The Tunnel” in that, once a free-spirited artist, she now spent her days electronically reconstructing shattered faces and mangled bodies. Her boss, Dr. Daniel Goodman, reminds her that if it wasn’t forContinue reading “#AndSoItGoes: THE POWER OF POSITIVE COMMENTING”
NEWSCAST CONSULTANT: INCREASE STEM STORIES
Newscast producers with time to fill (especially on weekend newscasts or when news coverage is decently quiet) should consider more science/astronomy/STEM stories which are usually readily available packaged from various non-network media outlets. What are you able to feature that is different and unique that your competition stations are not? What is there available thatContinue reading “NEWSCAST CONSULTANT: INCREASE STEM STORIES”
“RUMOR CONTROL, CAN I HELP YOU?”
“The best way to combat fear and dissipate confusion is with knowledge and information. “
Meteorologist Austen Onek 