Racism – Bespoke

October 8, 2026

Buck O’Neil

“There are so many more good people than bad people…actually, I don’t think there are any bad people. There are people who do bad things. But there aren’t bad people.” Buck O’Neil If you watch or listen to the conduits of media these days, it’s very difficult to agree with Mr. O’Neil. But I want…

Restless Bones

There’s an old saying spun different ways but the essence is, “If you aren’t an insurrectionist at eighteen, you have no heart. And if you aren’t a flag-waving patriot at thirty-five, you have no brain.” This seems truer as time goes by. In my youth, as the Star-Spangled Banner was played at sporting events, I…

Unfound Doors

I’m writing this from the 17th floor of a beach-side balcony with one eye on the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean and one eye on my screen. The sun rises in the east just like at home where Karen and I admire it’s ascent from our garden patio each morning in Oklahoma. Here it…