by ultrasoundmedia | Nov 4, 2024 | Culture
In the summer of 1893, Professor Katharine Lee Bates was teaching in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the end of the term, she rode a prairie wagon to the top of the 14,000-foot-high Pike’s Peak. The view was so stunning that she was inspired to write the poem...
by ultrasoundmedia | Oct 31, 2024 | Culture, Uncategorized
In the closing days of the 2024 Presidential race, the Harris/Walz campaign has repeatedly accused Donald Trump of being a fascist, or more directly, “like Hitler.” This “Trump-is-Hitler” mantra is not new, but it has been lately intensified through an article in the...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 7, 2024 | Culture
This week, I want to step back from politics and such, and write about simpler things, namely hiking and tea. Most days, even as I work and write, I spend a considerable amount of time thinking (and yes, even daydreaming) about hiking. Time in quiet, green spaces,...
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 28, 2024 | Life and Death
“Never put a scorpion in your pocket” Last week, I put together an article for The Stream on immigration and the Southern Border that was difficult for me to write. I don’t mean the writing was difficult (though sometimes writing is), but rather, the...
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 21, 2024 | Culture, Faith
In a soon-to-be-published piece at The Steam, I reflect on my recent experience at a Dr. Jordan Peterson lecture in St. Loius, Missouri. Among the many questions I had after the lecture (I like experiences that leave me with more questions than answers) was whether or...
