I’m So. Joe Biden loves Nantucket for Thanksgiving. Been going there for decades. He’s staying at some billionaire’s place. How do I know? Why, Politico tells me so. Doesn’t surprise me. I’ve stayed there a few times. Not in the billionaires’ section, of course; or with a security detail. But I loved it too, like … Continue reading Joe Biden’s Nantucket, And Mine
I’m not much of a data wonk, but I can read charts that go up and down. And handily, the Washington Post & New York Times put out such charts for COVID every day. So here is our recent history with the pandemic compressed into four simple charts. 1. Summer 2021 started well, but turned … Continue reading Quickie Covid Update: Bad News, Good News, Bad News (Again; Sorry)
Doggone it, the 2022 Texas law banning the teaching of critical race theory came too late to help me. I was particularly sorry to miss the mandate that educators avoid anything that might end up making anyone “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual’s race or … Continue reading Not-Banned Black History Month: Critical Race Theory & Me — It Could be Verse
On Meeting Mrs. Septima Poinsette Clark─ Atlanta, December 9, 1964 On Meeting Mrs. Septima Poinsette Clark─ Atlanta, December 9, 1964 I sit down quietly in the chair, The older woman smiles and light Reflects off frame glasses and gold rose earrings, the voice Is like, is like the whisper of tires on a faroff … Continue reading Three Selma Poems — Alabama 1965
Two new videos are on my mind as this week opens: The first was made last week, when three of us opened the door to what hopefully will become a much broader set of conversations about recent Quaker history, conflicts, and current issues. We gathered for the Earlham School of Religion’s Authors discussion of our … Continue reading Two Videos: “The Separation Generation” & My Odyssey in Brief