Recently, I ran across this passage while reading the UCLA Daily Bruin: We are in trouble. Serious trouble. Our nation, built on the foundation of justice, liberty and freedom for all, is now being threatened by a new enemy. An enemy that instills fear into the hearts of women; an enemy that yearns to takeContinue reading “Time Compresses: Everything new is old again ….”
Category Archives: Politics
We Live in a Country …: Reflections on a Nation and Inauguration
Photo credits:Top: Daniel Acker, Bloomberg/Getty ImagesBottom: Samuel Corum, Getty Images North America/Getty Images It’s already been a week! OR… It’s only been a week‽ One week ago from the moment this post went live, only watching a clock would have let you know anything was different, and yet everything had changed with President Biden’s inaugurationContinue reading “We Live in a Country …: Reflections on a Nation and Inauguration”
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and MAGA Mentality
A week ago Sunday, I participated in an online book club. I had never actually engaged with this group before, though they had been around for a decade, and I first “joined” via Meetup.com over seven years ago. Each month, I wanted to read the selection, but I never would, and the monthly meetups involvedContinue reading “Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and MAGA Mentality”
Sunday Soapbox: My “fantasy” of how the Dems could sweep this election – a call to relinquishing leadership
In just two days, we will vote to elect a new president. But as I look forward at the next four years, it seems obvious that regardless of who wins the White House, true and new leadership is required even more in both houses of Congress. I have what I’m sure many would consider aContinue reading “Sunday Soapbox: My “fantasy” of how the Dems could sweep this election – a call to relinquishing leadership”
Out of Focus 