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Author Archives: Bernard Markowicz
March for Their Lives – The Times They Are a-Changin!
I was privileged to attend the March for Our Lives in DC yesterday. My daughter was working and could not accompany me. Much has been written about the event already but I wanted to relay a few personal observations. Logistics: … Continue reading
The 2nd Amendment makes as much sense today as the Steam Engine…
Guns are not able to prevent Government tyranny in today’s World. Government is far too complex and decentralized. The Second Amendment is an empty promise perpetuated by the National Rifle Association to sell guns. Continue reading
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Tagged amendment, firearms, government, guns, hacking, NRA, tyranny
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The Joys of Genealogy
I have always wondered about my family. About their lives back in Poland in the 1700’s and the 1800’s, about their large families, the economic and religious challenges. I started getting interested in genealogy about 17 or 18 years ago … Continue reading
We are all refugees
Over five million Syrians refugees are now registered with the United Nations which works with countries to resettle them. To date, 1.8 million ended up in Turkey, over one million in tiny Lebanon and over 600,000 in Jordan. What about the … Continue reading
Can’t get this song out of my head…
That’s right, I can’t get this song out of my head, and I can’t stop playing the video. It is not really surprising. There are so many great things about the song and the video. This is a great song … Continue reading
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Tagged Denton, Fusion, head, Jazz, Laura Mvula, Michael League, New Orleans, Snarky Puppy, texas, video, youtube
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A U.S. President who speaks Yiddish?
There is evidence that, no matter what, the future President of the Younited (as in Yuuuge) States may be fluent in basic Yiddish. Oy! Donald Trump’s comment in Grand Rapids, Mich., that Hillary Clinton — former first lady, former U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard, Bernie, Clnton, Donald, hillary, President, Sanders, Trump, united states, White House, Yiddish
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Hillary, Trump: A Visionless America
Eight years ago, Barack Obama surged in the polls against Hillary Clinton, and then Mitt Romney because of his positive vision of hope and change. Today’s leading presidential candidates, Hillary and Trump, offer no such vision, no future in which … Continue reading
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Tagged aspirational, Bernie, clinton, exceptionalism, future, hillary, hope, inspirationa, modernity, Obama, past, Trump, violence, vision, visionless
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Born to be a Transportation Engineer
I used to wonder if I was meant to be a transportation/logistics engineer, or whether it was just an accident of history. Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, efficient, engineering, mom, mother, moving, system, transportation, young, youth
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New Year Resolution
Every day, we are bombarded by awful news from around the World: Earthquake in Nepal, tsunami in Japan, hunger in South Sudan, war refugees fleeing Syria. It’s easy to become numb to this constant barrage of bad news, feeling shocked … Continue reading
