andyleeparker

An Open Letter to Sam Harris

To say that your book, The End of Faith,is riddled with contradictions would be to unwittingly suggest that there are portions of it which are NOT contradictory...

Any Expats Here on Steemit?

I'm interested in learning more about life outside the U.S. as I no longer want to partake of the "privileges" afforded me here at the expense of others. Any re...

Humanity--Has It Lost It's Own?

Although the United States of America is often touted as the land of opportunity, it really provides no opportunity to escape from the class into which you are ...

Post-Auto Low Riders = Awesome

I was walking through downtown McMinnville Oregon during a yearly local event called, believe it or not, Turkey-rama. I think it was invented by the chamber of ...

Breeding in Captivity

https://i.imgsafe.org/91/91e83ca3f4.jpeg Most of us have grown up believing that we live in the “free world”, a superior culture in which slavery has been aboli...

Oregon Country Fair

https://i.imgsafe.org/2cb6799810.jpeg I went to the Oregon Country Fair yesterday.  The music and focus on cooperation rather than competition were so refr...

A Steemit Newbie Manifesto

It's difficult to earn a living as a writer without compromising either your own artistic vision or your personal principles.  Most people, in order to sur...

Dependence Day

https://i.imgsafe.org/87c4e293c1.jpg I'm old enough now to have learned that sadly, if a job offers health benefits, it's because you're going to need them. Tha...

4th of July: Celebration or Consolation?

This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to celebrate. That’s because, according to one source, th...

The 4th of July: Celebration or Consolation?

This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to celebrate.  That’s because, according to one sour...

4th of July---Celebration or Consolation?

         This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to ...

My First Post on Steemit

I just joined Steemit based on the enthusiasm of a current member who recommended it.  I'm looking forward to writing  here, and have already found a ...