ISIS and Jesus

The Middle East gave birth to both these iconic figures. Looking at them from the perspective of a Native Bronx Shaman, one is a force of chaos and one embodies all chaos turning into sanity. When I first heard of Continue Reading …

Ataturk

Ataturk Airport in Istanbul was quiet as my wheelchair raced to catch the next flight. No time was left for me to go shopping in their splendored shops. At that speed, I captured the feel of the persons on line, Continue Reading …

This Man’s Army

I am in this man’s army. He was an ordinary soldier in the U.S. Army. That’s how he presented himself: as an ordinary citizen, soldier, breadwinner and father. However, I found him unique. My Dad was a righteous man. His Continue Reading …

Mom was a Slave

Seventy years ago, Mom smiled for this photo. She was in Sweden in the early Spring. This was one of her better smiles. Just months before, she was dying in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Gangrene ate out her thigh. Her usefulness Continue Reading …