PinnedMember-onlyProgressive Takes WednesdayPT 1.2 (July 19, 2023) I hope you will enjoy my first foray into the newsletter space. Please join as a free subscriber if you want to receive the Progressive Takes newsletter in your mailbox 3 times per week. Link to Progressive Takes The Good News of the Day: Donald Trump, failed 45th president of the…5 min read5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jul 21Member-onlyProgressive Takes FridayPT 1.3 (July 21, 2023) The Good News of the Day: A Code of Ethics for the United States Supreme Court? Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill, seems to have finally decided to do something about the lack of ethics and ethics rules at the United States Supreme Court. Durbin and other top Senate Dems have put forward legislation that creates a code of conduct…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Aug 13, 2022Member-onlySelf-Publishing on Amazon KDPSelf-Publishing on Amazon KDP 5 Quick Tips for Getting Great Book Reviews for Your Self-Published Amazon KDP Book Success is 5% Inspiration, 15% Perspiration, and 80% Book Reviews! Self-publishing is a fantastic opportunity for authors who want to have complete control over the publication of their books. Authors who self-publish get to determine the cover, the title, the keywords, and even the price of…Self Publishing7 min readSelf Publishing7 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Feb 28, 2022Member-onlyTo Be Spiritual, But Not ReligiousAn excerpt from my book, “Wisdom and Other Gifts of Spirituality.” I have long been interested in the ways those of us who shy away from formal, organized religions may still grow spiritually. I identify as a “secular Buddhist,” which I guess affords me the right to claim that I…Spirituality12 min readSpirituality12 min read
Jan 27, 2022Member-onlyLife After Writing on MediumLife After Writing on Medium My Amazon KDP Journey, Part One Six Months In: 47 No/Low Content Titles, 3 Higher Content Titles, Over $800 Profit (not including January, 2022,) By the beginning of April, 2021, I found myself completely fed up with all the platform pivots, algorithm updates, and other dispiriting changes Medium was tossing at…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Oct 19, 2021Member-onlySpotlight on SHIBA INU (SHIB)Monday, October 18, 2021 Volume 1, #3 BTC All Time High: $63,086.40 BTC Price 1 Year Ago: $11756.88 BTC Price as of this writing: $61,838.20 % Change from 1 year Ago: 423.8 Want to join my (almost) daily FREE Substack newsletter focused on Crypto? Click this link and sign up…Cryptocurrency6 min readCryptocurrency6 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jul 23, 2021Member-only15 Quick and Somewhat Encouraging Quotes For Those of Us In Our 60'sAnd for those under 60 who want to know what to look forward to. Or not. — Sixty is an excellent age… if you’re a bottle of wine. — Anonymous I’ve decided that no matter who you are, entering your 60's is always difficult. When that 60th birthday rolls around, we are confronted with obstacles and challenges that we never had to consider when we were in…Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
Mar 27, 2021The Founder Of Medium Just Dropped Bombshell News10K77Tom KueglerExcept to read a few articles by writers I've followed and learned from over the last couple of…Except to read a few articles by writers I've followed and learned from over the last couple of years (like you, Tom), I have mostly abandoned Medium. For about 6 months I was writing (though not publishing) every day, sipping the Medium Koolaid that tasted like the promise of sweet…1 min read1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jan 2, 2021Member-onlyA Quick Response To Joe Duncan’s Excellent Article, “The Clash Between Trump And The United States Looms In The Coming Days”Caesar crossed the Rubicon. Washington crossed the Delaware. What line will the heir to the Cult of Trump cross? — Joe Duncan, in his article The Clash Between Trump and the United States Looms in the Coming Days, makes the case that January 6th, 2021 is analogous to January 10th, 49 B.C., when Julius Caesar and his army defied Roman law by crossing the river Rubicon, thereby plunging the Roman…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Dec 27, 2020Member-onlyI Tested The Old Saying That “A Watched Pot Never Boils”as I prepared my first cup of coffee this morning. — I am happy to report that: A watched pot, indeed, will boil, given enough heat and time. But as important as this data is to the world, the real lesson came when I turned off the flame: The water immediately stopped boiling. You see, I had a bad night last…Life Lessons1 min readLife Lessons1 min read
