So I’ve been doing this gluten-free thing for some years, and overall it’s been fine. But there’s one staple of the old stuff that I missed, sorely, namely: toast. Most GF “bread” sorta worked, except not really. the texture was too different, the slices were small, etc. Oh well. But then, when I moved to the garden … Continue reading A Slice of Pandemic Life: Making it into the GF Upper Crust
So– the City of Charleston South Carolina wasted no time. After the City Council voted unanimously on June 23, 2020 to take down its landmark monument to John C. Calhoun, a crew swung into action, starting at near midnight. It was no small task to pluck the figure from its 100-foot pedestal. It took the … Continue reading Quaker Statues Have to Go? That’s What George Fox Said . . .
Just read a very striking piece by E. J. Dickson in Rolling Stone. It says the “Cancel Cops Crusade,” in order to root out systemic police racism, killings & impunity, also has to take down the media images of the police. Even — especially– those of the “good cop.” Why? because the problem isn’t “bad … Continue reading Cancel Cops, Cancel ALL Cop Shows, NO Exceptions. And Cancel Quakers Too?
I know about the register-for-Free-on-the-net thing for Trump rallies. I did it myself in 2016, twice. But not as a trick. I actually went to those rallies, in Fayetteville NC, one before and one after the election. I’m the wrong generation for such tech maneuvers For the first one, I printed out the ticket, and … Continue reading Sunday Funnies: Trump & The Revenge of The Tik-Tok Nerds
For Juneteenth, I should be completely pleased with the news that the City Council in Charleston SC will be doing its best to dethrone a statue of John C. Calhoun. The plan was announced in connection with the fifth anniversary of the horrible mass killing of nine black worshippers at the city’s Mother Emanuel AME … Continue reading Removing the Statue of John C. Calhoun will be easy. Banishing his Ghost will not.