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Following up on last month’s Talking About Race post, we’ll look at two rather different ways to talk about racism: as a problem within an individual and as a problem within the larger society. Who here is racist? … Read More
On this night of the 2018 election, with results trickling in, I’m focused on finding gratitude for the 2016 election. Hang in there; I’m making lemonade. So much has changed for me in the past two years. Perhaps … Read More
On November 4 it’ll be time to turn our clocks again — Jet lag without the hassle of airplane security and cramped seats. I can hardly wait. Those of you who have followed me for awhile know I have done … Read More
Today I’m writing an overtly political post, and one that I’m sure you’ll find uncomfortable to read — though not nearly as uncomfortable as it must have been for the young woman experiencing it. I hope you’ll be uncomfortable. Better … Read More
Do you remember this photo? Can you place it in time and space? (location and era?) This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1968 Summer Olympics (in Mexico) and the image above that was seared in our minds — … Read More
Today, October 10, marks our 25th anniversary. Not our wedding anniversary, that hits 19 today, and who celebrates 19? Not us. But 25 years ago (yes, we chose our wedding date so we could keep celebrating the same date we’d … Read More
Those of you who follow me on Facebook know I’ve been fostering Monarch caterpillars this summer. Yes, I came to it late in the season and that’s not a metaphor. I collected each caterpillar from my milkweed and placed it … Read More
Let’s continue with our lesson on the US Constitution. (Here’s last week’s We the People post in case you missed it. ) (Yes, I’m on my bi-annual Grandma Janet road tour and this is just easier. Bear with me, please). … Read More
Welcome to my post celebrating US Constitution Day, officially September 17, the date the document was signed in 1787. Did you even know we had a Constitution Day? I didn’t. But we do, so let’s take a look at … Read More