Saturday, January 28, 2023
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
Last night as I watched the news, the announcer reminded viewers it was holocaust remembrance day, a time to remember and mourn the deaths of six million souls - mostly Jewish - in the Nazi death camps in WWII. This is a reminder to thinking people: be alert. Resist the hate speech and paranoia of...
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Friday, January 27, 2023
LIES, DAMN LIES AND SICK JOKES
Have you heard George Santos signed on to Truth Social and has 10 million followers? (me neither) Did you hear Kevin McCarthy will be appearing in drag as a concession to Santos at the first session of the GOP controlled House? As Marie Antoinette, no less. The keynote speech is to be titled "Let...
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Thursday, January 26, 2023
ABOUT THE INCOME TAX THING THE GOP WANTS TO DO
HEY, GOP! HERE'S AN IDEA - instead of eliminating the IRS and letting all the One Percenters (who own 99% of America's wealth) off the hook, how about changing the tax code so EVERYBODY pays a 30% flat rate on income from wages, investments, stock market profits, or any other source of income except...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND 1955 It was the town’s homecoming festival, held annually on Labor Day weekend. I had moved to the Midwest from Seattle when my new husband finished his two-year hitch in the Army a few months earlier. Everything in my life had become subject to his preferences – where we lived – a...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
DON'T SHOOT!
America's become a third-world, dangerous country where people are hostile toward their neighbors, rebellious toward all government and especially law enforcement. Prior to the candidacy and election of that narcissistic con man, real estate tycoon/reality TV star who used stirring up trouble in...
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Monday, January 23, 2023
THE INITIATIVE
It was some time ago - 1983. I worked at SIUE's Office of Area Development. It was a public service/outreach branch of the geography department. We worked with various city and county governments on economic development. Each Tuesday morning our director - Dr. K - held a staff meeting to bring our...
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Sunday, January 22, 2023
THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG
Here’s the thing: the price of eggs at the supermarket has gone way up, even doubled. This is a supply and demand issue partly caused by a die-off after bird flu spread from wild birds to domestic flocks. Some ticked-off consumers are talking about buying a couple chickens and producing their own...
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Saturday, January 21, 2023
WHO NEEDS THIS AGGRAVATION?
On my news feed this morning was another of those sensational "true" stories of a guy who claims he died, spent a horrifying interval in hell, and was brought back to life. There were supplemental accounts of others - including a priest - who said the same thing. I cannot overstate my disbelief....
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Friday, January 20, 2023
FROM "WAKING LATE," a poetry collection
WISHFUL THINKING there's an hour more or less at the start of the day i call think time. tucked under quilt and comforter thoughts float as pictures through my mind previews of coming attractions memories of mountain sunrises i meander through the constructs of my private universe, where people are...
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
A FRIEND TOOK THIS PICTURE OF MY HATS TO SHARE W/ YOU
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