The headline reads “Gazans ‘wasting away’ as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn.” (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9xkx7vnmxo). It is a challenge to read this and not come away feeling what the hell is the matter with us. This is starvation by choice. Aid…
How Low Can You Go?
I am an avid San Francisco Giants fan. Ask my children. One of my sons tells of walking up the front steps during baseball season to hear me inside giving out a pained, guttural moan. His thought was either she…
Just the Facts
In my “C’mon People Now” post, I suggest there is no excuse for ignorance. We are fed a constant diet of mis- and dis-information. Yet, we have the internet. Yes, maybe the internet provides the means (e.g., through social media)…
Boys Will Be Boys
I am the mother of two grown sons. Years ago, when my kids were very young, my sister (the mother of daughters) had a question for me. She was wondering about the behavior of a boy about the age of…
Sh*thole Countries
Here is the text from a recent meme I saw: “Tim Miller You know what country was a real dysfunctional shithole when a bunch of their people immigrated here? Ireland. Mass Pedophilia cover-ups. Famine. Domestic Terror. Drunkenness. Maybe we’d be…
Tasmanian Devil
That describes how I feel these days – the Tasmanian Devil ferociously whirling around in my head. Working in schools, May is always a crazy month. By the time school is out, I am fried. Only 4 more days to…
Looking Glass
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” Mahatma Gandhi. I am text buddies with my husband’s sister and cousin. We text memes, comics, pictures of our pets – just about anything. We also…
I’m Sorry, So Very Sorry
This one is kind of old news. But, maybe some of you missed it. A few weeks ago, French Euro-Deputy and co-president of France’s center-left Place Public party, Raphael Glucksmann, asserted the United States should return the Statue of Liberty as…