Kick Back Cartoons for a Long Weekend #1
I thought everyone would have lost interest in this by now . . . Hey, wait — you forgot your Sunflowers, and Toto! My money’s on the one with the sword . . . Does this “Semi” label make my butt look fat??
Student loan debt cancellation: good or bad?
[Note: Here’s my two cents on the student loan cancellation plan: I’m all for it. Shoulda been more. But will it survive the imminent rightwing legal assaults? Some further thoughts below.] From Religion Dispatches: BY PETER LAARMAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 EVANGELICALS CLUTCH THEIR PEARLS OVER STUDENT DEBT RELIEF: LORD HAVE MERCY! What with Ukraine, Mar-a-Lago, … Continue reading Student loan debt cancellation: good or bad?
To Depolarize the USA, We Gotta Bust the Cultural/Educational Binaries
We need to move beyond the binary thinking of ‘us and them’ politics By Jay Caspian Kang Opinion Writer New York Times — September 1, 2022 I am sad to announce that this will be the last edition of this newsletter. This decision was mine, and it was a difficult one to make because I’ve … Continue reading To Depolarize the USA, We Gotta Bust the Cultural/Educational Binaries
Loss of A Landmark: 200 Year-Old Arizona Cactus Collapses
[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
Pumpkin Spice Is Back. Again.
Pumpkin spice won. It’s time to accept it and move on. Washington Post By Emily Heil — September 1, 2022 This week, Starbucks began selling its seasonal pumpkin spice lattes, an annual event that has become the symbolic starting pistol of the crisp, floating-leaf, cable-knit autumn of our collective imagination. Never mind that, back in … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Is Back. Again.