They Let Them Drown
The knowledge was available for years, to everyone in charge of protecting Americans, at every level of local, state and federal government, of the certain effects of a powerful hurricane on New...
View ArticleTOWANDA! (a battle cry!)
What a revolting situation. Religious fundamentalists are everywhere, pulling political strings and buying off politicians all the way up to the Oval office, to back up their campaign to remove our...
View ArticleThe need for wise warriors with "even minds"
Sometimes it's all just "too much" to take in. From every direction there is mounting evidence that this country has gone off the rails totally, taken there by an administration so corrupt and...
View ArticleWhite Woman at a Fall Feast
Years ago, a poor urban Native American community took me in, and helped me stay alive long enough to finally recover from end stage alcoholism. I was the only white woman living in that half way...
View ArticleMen of a Darker God
(Having once stood on the front lines of the war against women, only to see the same battle fronts form again, I now stand in support of younger women and men, who have taken up powerful positions on...
View ArticleYou Cannot Take Our Freedom
You know who you are. You, George Bush, with your sick psyche and delusions of grandeur. You, Powerful Neocons, with your dreams of empire and global domination. You, Far Right Religious Wingnuts, who...
View ArticleSpeaker Pelosi: A Symbol of Hope
Congratulations to Nancy Pelosi, Our New Speaker Of The House, and now third in line for succession to the Presidency of The United States. This is indeed a landmark day for women in America, the land...
View ArticleCorporate Exploitation of the Elderly, Sick And Disabled
None of what you will read here came as any surprise to me, because I've worked as an RN Case Manager in Home Health Care, and had ample opportunity to see how private business gouges the hell out of...
View ArticleDo not wait..say it now.
On Easter, my family gathered in the Community Room of this Senior Apartment Building where I live. I'd reserved the space for our private Easter Dinner, and about half way through, I noticed my old...
View ArticleFrom a Sad (and Glad) Gay Elder
I am so very sad for all who are being denied their equal civil rights to marry. I understand the outrage completely and hope every red hot atom of it is channeled into effective, ongoing action.I...
View ArticleWishes....
I wish comfort for those who feel betrayed and who grieve the loss of hope. I wish courage to those who still have hope for tomorrow. I wish strength to those who will fight on and on I wish ease to...
View ArticleOne View from the Sidelines
I'm old now, and finished with the survival struggle. This has allowed me much time to study and observe more fully than ever, the forces at play In America, that determine the quality of life for all...
View ArticleALERT: Raisin Toxicity for Dogs
In case there are other dog lovers who are not aware that raisins and grapes are toxic to doggies, they most certainly are.My daughters beautiful black lab Rufus ate a half of a bag of stolen raisins...
View ArticleMother's Day: BA HUMBUG!
I know. Shame on me, for saying "BA HUMBUG!" to Mothers Day.It's worse that defacing the flag or saying bad things about Apple Pie. Mother Hood is one step below sainthood for a whole lot of people,...
View Article3,531 Bites of Pie ?!
Just for the hell of it, I added up all the comments from the four, count 'em, four rec list diaries based on remarks made by one man who isn't even an elected official. As of five minutes ago, total...
View ArticleOwning My Racism
I've spend many hours this past few days reading thousands of hard words being exchanged in a number of diaries with long comments threads that were painful to read. So painful that several good folks...
View ArticleDear Mr. Alan Simpson: An Apology
Dear Mr SimpsonIt is with sincere humility and a heart full of shame I offer you this sincere apology. Please hear me out.I am so sorry for sucking too hard on the SS cow udder back when my husband...
View ArticleLet it begin with me
It has to stop. If there are no actions taken to stop the rising tide of anger and hatred bathing this country, we are all lost.I'm a 70 year old Retired RN, with serious mobility limitations. I been a...
View ArticlePost Computer Stress Disorder (PCSD)
I have PCSD. (Post Computer Stress Disorder) I am in solid recovery now, but it is being threatened by the looming DK4 transition: already I have suffered flashbacks I thought were far behind me. My...
View ArticleHairballs, Toilets and Garbage
I nearly drove myself insane today trying to act hip enough to navigate the new site. Ended up hunched over this keyboard sweating profusely, with the kind of headache I know means my BP is going up,...
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