From the file: 2020
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Monday, June 22, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026
I Give Up!
I keep trying to write something reasonable and helpful about the current state of the economy due to Trump's excessive, unnecessary tariffs, the way he shakes his fists and uses brute force instead of diplomacy to coerce Iran as well as our allies. The more I think about it, the more TV news I... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Comparison
What a refreshing change it was to listen to former president Barack Obama's speech at the pre-opening program for his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday. His presidency built social programs designed to help working folks, make health care available and affordable and provide equal... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 19, 2026
JUNETEENTH
Today is a day to celebrate. Juneteenth is a sacred reminder of that day when our nation's declaration of liberty and justice for all finally became reality for those who had been kept in bondage. Peace. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
About Trump's War
Talk show hosts on MSNOW Wednesday night (6-17) did a fact check on DJT's claim that he'd won the war with Iran. They showed a video clip from a conference in France in which he'd claimed Iran was eager to make a deal. But the host of that news show had a copy of the 14-point Memorandum of Agreement... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
THIS IS NOT A TV PRODUCTION:
It has occurred to me that DJT's mode of operation in the White House is not that of a reality-based, well-informed person. His posts, speeches and actions more closely resemble his role in reality TV productions. Some cabinet officers come from show biz, with no experience in national security,... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
What Happened to the Sapphire Ring?
It was a solitaire cut sapphire with chip diamonds on either side, a graduation/ promise gift from my high school boyfriend. He'd graduated a year ahead of me, got a job in a shipyard, and could well afford the $40 it cost in 1953. Don't rightly know what it would have been worth in 1980 when it... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Green... (old song lyrics, plus)
There's an old saying: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. People leave the old familiar in the hope of finding something 'greener.' So this song, from the 60s (?) goes like this: "Green, green, it's green they say, on the far side of the hill. Green, green I'm goin' away to... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
A SCHOOL YEAR IN FOSTER CARE:
The year we three kids lived on the farm along Lincoln Creek, we learned about the daily chores: feeding and milking cows, shoveling the manure after they went back out to the meadows to graze, gathering eggs and trying to avoid being pecked by hens who didn't want us reaching into their nest boxes.... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
"Impeach and Remove"
That's the title of a book released yesterday that focuses on the current presidency and the systematic takedown of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights many are blaming on Trump and his advisers/supporters. As I was flipping channels, I came across Lawrence O'Donnell, flashing the book cover as... Sign in to see full entry.