So, I don’t typically write about my personal finances online. I’m retired, not affluent, but getting by, living pretty low on the hog, usually no complaints. BUT. My solvency rests on a couple of pillars that I have in common with many millions of Americans. Three pillars, really: – Social Security. – Medicare. And . … Continue reading The Big [BRUTAL] Bill Came Due For Me TODAY. (Are You Next? Likely.)
Friday, September 18: Power went out early this pm. Not all at once: flickered a couple times, went dark, back on, then soon off again. After 5pm it was still off. Lordly Duke Power sent out an email, which made it all official. Area: our neighborhood. Cause: unknown. Time til power’s back on: unknown. It … Continue reading The Outage & The Power Gods
Prelude In the 1850s, Maysville was a town in slaveowning Kentucky, on the watery border with free state Ohio, just across the busy Ohio river. This border was hotly contested in those years: numerous abolitionists had settled nearby around Aberdeen and Ripley on the Ohio side. Many enslaved people made for the town, to attempt … Continue reading 3-D Quakerism, Lucretia Mott— Stirring Up Trouble?
Dear No Kings Friends, I was beginning to think the No Kings movement was done. Since March, things have been pretty quiet. With all that was going on, that was a bummer. The three big No Kings rally days were some of the best public protests I’d seen in over sixty years of watching, reporting, … Continue reading After The Midterms: An Idea, A Precedent & A Tagline
Target: Mustangs — Two Memories and a Nightmare Chuck Fager One It was like walking into a frontier Disney movie. “Stallions,” said cowboy Fred. “Stallions are tough. Tough to catch, tough to hold, and tough to place.” I glanced up at him from the fading campfire, then down at my reporter’s notebook. I could almost … Continue reading A Holiday Weekend Read: Target — Mustangs — Two Memories and a Nightmare