[NOTE: I guess there are no coincidences. Thursday Sept. 1 I took part in a final Zoom call with some friends in Arizona, who are part of an experimental community east of Tucson called Saguaro-Juniper, or S-J for short. S-J is named after the famous Saguaro cacti that grow around there. Then this morning, Friday, … Continue reading Loss of A Landmark: 200 Year-Old Arizona Cactus Collapses
Joan E Greve in Washington — Mon 11 Jul 2022 Opinions from Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor send stark warning about increasingly radical court abandoning long-held principles Taken together, the dissents written by the three liberal justices this term send a clear warning about an increasingly radical court that is abandoning long-held principles and even the … Continue reading Supreme Court Dissents: Naming The Outrages, Painting A Better Future — Someday
[NOTE: We’ll get back to troubles & woe presently. Meantime, something upbeat.] I’m a pediatrician. I unexpectedly became a foster mom to a patient. I asked my husband if we should put off retirement to become foster parents. He was on board right away. Washington Post — By Carolyn Roy-Bornstein —June 11, 2022 At a … Continue reading Doctor FeelGood: The Unexpected Foster Mother
[Note: It’s rare that blog material turns up in the real estate section, especially the mainly rather upscale version in the Washington Post, and particularly in the rather very upscale horsey parts of Loudoun County, Virginia, out near where the Shenandoah Valley begins. But for many decades once upon a time, much of Loudoun was … Continue reading Here’s a Great Look at the Quaker “Good Old Days.” Beautiful — But a Lot of Work
Reuters- More than 4,500 antiwar protesters arrested in one day in Russia, group says . On March 6, antiwar protesters were beaten with batons as they were arrested by Russian police in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Reuters) By Brittany Shammas and Reis Thebault — March 6 2022 More than 4,500 protesters were arrested Sunday at antiwar demonstrations across Russia, … Continue reading War Notes: Thousands of Protesters Arrested in Russia; and More . . .