I’d like to make my blog posts more regular. If I can work it out so that the job is easier, the posts should be more often

By Don Lacey  ·  July 2026  ·  AZAtheist.com  ·  7 m

From our trip to the Galapagos Islands

Introduction

Secular commentary earns its audience through intellectual honesty, not rhetorical tricks.

This blog is for the secular community and others as well. Some blog episodes are simply “a day in the life of …” They are written from my perspective as a retired United States Air Force Major, an engineer, scientist, technician, program manager, nerd, and maker of things. I may include memories and experiences that fellow boomers will share. Gen X, Millennials, and subsequent generations may learn from those stories from before the internet, satellite navigation, and social media. On occasion, I may share a political viewpoint.

“Reason is the greatest engine of human progress — and the surest defense against those who would substitute authority for evidence.”

Steven Pinker, CANADIAN AMERICAN Cognitive psychologist

The Next Few Posts

Likely as not, the next few posts will be about a personal tragedy that happened on the morning of the 18^th of April. In short, I was seriously injured by a careless bicyclist on the Chuck Huckleberry Loop (The Chuck Huckelberry Loop | Pima County, AZ)

The “Loop” is a paved, shared-use path that passes close to my home in Rita Ranch. Some people share it more thoughtfully than others.

More Details to Follow

I’ll have more to say about the “Loop” and what happened to me in future posts. The main purpose of this post is to practice with a new blog format and Word to WordPress interface and outline what is to come next.

This change is only Necessary because Microsoft 365 no longer supports the handy wordpress template included in previous versions of word.

Soon

Once I’ve updated the blog on all the details of my personal tragedy, I’ll continue to post blog entries on the general topics concerning Skepticism, Atheism, and Humanism. Also, there will be post about Camp Quest, Halloween animation, Solstice, retired life, art, freethought, scams, politics, and other topics that I may find that I’d like to share with the readers.

Hopefully my voice will be clear and grounded in evidence. Secular commentary at its best is rigorous without being cold, and passionate without being shrill.

Arizona where the weather is good and the politics aren’t.

— Donald J. Lacey

Conclusion

I’m going to save this in Word and try and use it to create my next blog post. If all goes well. I’ll use this template to make future posts. I’m retired—so I have the time. I’m injured—so my activities outside the home are limited. Perhaps, this blog will help me cope with my current situation while I heal and hopefully recover some of my previous abilities.