We forget quickly, but events in this world have been speeding by at dizzying speed since the new millennium dawned. I remember strange things, horrible things, that are no longer mentioned in the public square. My surety these days is that none of what we’re seeing now is new. The hatred and intolerance, the greedContinue reading “Memory”
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How it is
I wrote this for a presentation I made to commemorate Juneteenth. Many people are confused about exactly what is being celebrated, and how the celebration – or lack thereof – continues to shape my walk through the world, sometimes hopefully and sometimes despairingly, but never losing sight of how I am enslaved to a greatContinue reading “How it is”
None of this is new
My $.02 for today, which is worth a negative $.087 if you factor in current inflation rates… Yes, now they’ve come for the weather service, and the oceanic and atmospheric administration. They’re always coming for Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Somewhere in there, they came for FEMA. Going after FEMA and setting it up toContinue reading “None of this is new”
Gaia in a pinch
Lately, I am finding it very hard to be enthusiastic about environmental issues. I can’’t muster up the pom-poms for Earth Day or recycling or sustainable crops. Those issues seem far overshadowed by the reality of people being snatched off the streets by immigration enforcement thugs. These people are being literally disappeared, taken forcibly toContinue reading “Gaia in a pinch”
The Sound Hole 