The season of going back to school has begun again. Teachers plan and get their classrooms ready, families shop for school supplies and new clothes, and custodial and grounds crews work at breakneck pace to get everything safe and shiny. Teachers eagerly anticipate returning to their hearts’ work, and wonder if last years’ students will […]
Category: economy
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 […]
In charge of change (another delayed post)
The orginal post was almost finished in January 2009. Here is the original, and how I would finish it now: It seems to me that a lot of the time people expect government to step in and do clean-up, not matter what the troubles, whether big or small. And it seems to me that, sometimes, […]
Just angry enough…
…to post my extreme dissatisfaction with the United States House of Representatives for leaving all of us working people in the lurch, wondering if we will have enough left over to make ends meet in the new year. THEY have gone on vacation, secure in the knowledge that their transportation to and from work and […]
LATE Blog Action Day…
I was so distracted by the trip I took this month that I completely forgot to post for Blog Action Day (which was on October 16). Â So here is what I would have said, had I been less distracted, and more alert. Food is good. Â Next to air and water, it’s an essential. Â And yet, […]
Blog Action Day — Climate Change
Climate change has been a focus of many debates, some panic, and a lot of misinformation in my lifetime. Things have been coming to a head lately, as climate seems to be at least partly behind many extinctions and local ecosystem failures. And the world seems to be no closer to any agreement on things […]
Blog Action Day
Coming this Thursday. I plan on posting something, though likely minor. The topic this year is “climate change.” If you are interested in seeing who else is participating, check out BlogActionDay.org. And check back Thursday — even if it’s only a set of links, I will post something.
Punxatawney Phooey
I don’t know what the groundhog saw yesterday — my life is so busy, I forgot to check! Still, it does feel that Spring may be in the air in the Pacific Northwest. At least it was for today. Sunny, warm enough to be outside without a hat… The hyacinths under the medlar are already […]
Next Steps
Well, after the partying is done and the confetti is swept up, after the last tourists have returned to their homes and life in D.C. resumes its normal frenetic pace, the president, his administration, congress and the people need to get on with life. The rest of us… we need to get on with life, […]
Prices Fluctuating
I really don’t know how people who are close to the edge financially are coping.