The third quarter of our school year is almost at an end. But that’s not what I want to write about. There is a war in Eastern Europe, started by a madman with access to nuclear weapons and a previously demonstrated and re-confirmed complete disregard for the lives and safety of his own citizens, let […]
Category: Politics and War
Twenty years ago, twenty years from now…
At 5:45 am (west coast time) I was jolted out of my sleep, startled by an image in that dream of a plane crashing into a building. It was the first official “homeschooling” day for us, and I was eager and excited to get everything pulled together for the beginning of our grand adventure as […]
New Era?
On Wednesday (just 4 days ago as I began to write), Joe Biden was inaugurated as president in Washington, D.C. He is a career politician, known for taking mostly moderate stands on issues and following the times more than leading the wave. Kamala Harris was inaugurated as the first vice-president of color, and the first […]
Hopeful in Hard Times
Like the author of this post on Resilient Resistance (The Race…), I am continually surprised at how surprised I am when even “simple” civil rights decisions take a turn toward unfettered authoritarianism or even full-on fascism. I am devastated at the media frenzy in the oncoming election cycle (the next federal elections are now 16 […]
Prophesies
Dark times, dark of intellect, dark of hope, dark of prosperity, dark of joy, dark of freedom, dark of life. Current events. Cautionary tales a half century old (and more), based on suppositions and “if this, then that,” Toffler may have been right, Roddenberry designed it… the ancient hermits in the desert railed against it. […]
Of life and learning
so much depends on the breath of a butterfly the wings of the hummingbird or the termites ready to mate they shift the skies tossing tree limbs into the heavens like graduation caps making craters in the earth as they land unlooked-for and unbidden deep gouges in the soil furrows for tomorrow’s seeds
Lest we forget
Many of the people in the photographs in this collection died as the direct result of Nazi oppression (restricting movement, access to employment, access to healthcare, etc — based on “race”). Others would have died a natural death by now anyway even without a war. Some people may still live who experienced these times first-hand. […]
Trying to stay upbeat, (however…)
Climate change. I worry about the future, not that I would likely live to see the worst effects in my lifetime, but my children might — and if they have children, my grandchildren will. Already, I believe that our climate has irrevocably altered. Things I enjoy like chocolate, coffee, vanilla… those may disappear in a […]
NaPoWriMo Twenty-Seventh Post
The light at the end of the tunnel may be salvation or an oncoming train but at least it’s not dark any more. Not all change is welcome Not all change is kind Not all change is but at least it’s something different. I don’t believe that one person’s hell is any better or worse […]
NaPoWriMo Eighth Post
It came from the south advancing in waves crashing against the mountains, retreating, and moving on. It buffeted the trees and the grasses and the birds flying high or low could not escape the crush of the moment. It moved alongside the traffic, now pummeling against, now swiping left or right, and the cars dodged […]