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It’s Christmas Eve and with so many new subscribers, I’m happy to post a link to the Christmas story I’ve posted each year since 2013. It’s a story that begs to be remembered. But this year, I’m afraid I have no more … Read More
I’ve been planning today’s post on choosing an environmental group for a full year. Really. A year ago, I contributed to six environmental groups for the first time. And for the past year I’ve been collecting every solicitation mailing these and other environmental groups … Read More
Following my own advice to STAND UP and BE HEARD, (from We Always Have Choices) I’ve begun to SPEAK OUT with my checkbook. And, if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that our finances … Read More
Life is not going well for us liberal elites. I’m not just talking about the surprise election result. I’m thinking of the rising wave of anti-intellectualism, anti-science, anti-common-sense that pervades my world of late. The rise of fundamentalism around … Read More
I’ve changed my mind. I can do that, you know. I can say “no; sorry; something has changed” even after I’ve said, “Sure; I’ll do it.” I don’t do that very often, of course, for each time I run the risk … Read More
In keeping with my practice of showcasing American holidays as often as possible, I write today of Thanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday. Here’s a classic Thanksgiving picture. There’s much going on in this picture. There’s also much missing, heavy winter … Read More
In my last post (Tolerance) I compared the trauma of 11/9 with that of 9/11. I also compared the consequences that many are anticipating with post-Reconstruction “Jim Crow” laws in the south. Either is enough to make anyone despair. But, fear not, … Read More
This is the final post in this three-part look at how my current political beliefs were shaped. I’m hoping it’s spurred you on to recall how yours were formed. And to be clear about the values that ground them. … Read More
