Archive - Route to Rise

Why Do I Fly Flag Today?

In Honor of All Who Came Before Me and an Ideal

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Julie Newmar as Cat Woman

Jun 9 •

April 2025

Alright, so technically, being born in 1961, I too am a Baby Boomer.

Apr 20 •

Please Write a Review

Thanks for reading Route to Rise!

Apr 11 •

March 2025

Running Down a Dream

Buffering Myself Prior to Facing the News of the Day

Mar 17 •

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

Way back in the early 1970’s, Coke put out a commercial, with a song that began, “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.” I was about…

Mar 9 •

February 2025

Keep on Walking

One foot in front of the other…hiking The Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls with Dad and Mom in the early 1970’s…ahh, the “fun” Dad must have had hearing…

Feb 27 •

Truth or Dare? Dare I Tell My Truth?

I was thinking about the many families, individuals, who were fired from their jobs recently, with no warning, and thus no ability to search for other…

Feb 22 •

Would You Rather?

Okay, Okay, I Get the Message

Feb 18 •

Make the Madness Stop

So, now thousands of Americans are without employment and were not given any time to find employment elsewhere.

Feb 17 •

What the Hell???

Now look, those of you who “read” me, either my memoir of my time in Germany in the mid-1970’s…

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Where Do I Begin?

And, no, the next words are not about love

Jan 22 •

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