Category Archives: Politics

Hope for a World Going Up in Smoke

by Eric Posted on August 17, 2021

My children are convinced that the world is going up in smoke. We try to regularly watch the national network news in the evenings, and they’ve been talking a lot lately about historic wildfires in California… and Oregon, and Greece, … Continue reading →

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A Perspective from Africa

by Eric Posted on April 19, 2021

I’m always curious to get a global perspective on current events. And as alluded previously, I was recently emailing with a friend in Africa about the COVID-19 Vaccine. He had told me in early March that his country had only … Continue reading →

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Season of Grace

by Eric Posted on April 6, 2021

Could it be that we’re really getting to the end of winter and the end of COVID? Today it kind of feels like it. Olivia and Cor went back to school today. They had an extra-long Spring Break, extended on … Continue reading →

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Travels with Charley in Search of America

by Eric Posted on March 18, 2021

I recently finished reading John Steinbeck’s travelogue, Travels with Charley in Search of America. I think I heard about it from my friend Alex. The recommendation was casual, however, and it happened quite awhile ago. Anyway, the book sounded interesting enough that … Continue reading →

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Kiss Me (after Quarantine)! I’m (3.125%) (Scotch-) Irish!

by Eric Posted on March 17, 2021

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day! The day we celebrate a British missionary to Ireland with green beer and Irish Pride parades. It’s not a holiday that meant a lot to me, growing up. However, my interest in Saint Patrick’s day has … Continue reading →

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Grant to Cleveland to Roosevelt to Me

by Eric Posted on February 24, 2021

I stopped shaving on Christmas Day. So the picture below gives you an idea of what I looked like by the middle of February. I’ve developed a tradition to grow out all of the hair on my head and face … Continue reading →

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The Ebb of Trumpism

by Eric Posted on February 22, 2021

Trump flags are coming down. Gradually. At the height of the November Election season, about half of the homes in our area had political propaganda of one sort or another. Some were standard campaign-issue yard signs. Others were larger, homemade … Continue reading →

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Pride Goes Before

by Eric Posted on January 7, 2021

The United States of America is a proud nation. We’ve deliberately cultivated that pride for a long time. “A Beacon of Democracy” and “The Greatest Nation on Earth” and all that sort of rhetoric. It’s a part of the national … Continue reading →

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The Great Influenza

by Eric Posted on January 3, 2021

I recently finished reading John M. Barry’s book, The Great Influenza. I’ve been hearing it cited all year (because of parallels between the 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic). But a couple of months ago, I heard a more detailed … Continue reading →

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Infidel

by Eric Posted on November 24, 2020

I recently finished reading Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s autobiography, Infidel. I heard about it from my friend Joe. But my real interest in the book came from my years of living in the Netherlands. Our Dutch years fell squarely during the time period … Continue reading →

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Eric Asp

Casual and critical observations on life, love, and faith: in the form of short prose and photography

Category Archives: Politics

Hope for a World Going Up in Smoke

A Perspective from Africa

Season of Grace

Travels with Charley in Search of America

Kiss Me (after Quarantine)! I’m (3.125%) (Scotch-) Irish!

Grant to Cleveland to Roosevelt to Me

The Ebb of Trumpism

Pride Goes Before

The Great Influenza

Infidel

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