I had a birthday recently, and a lot of people posted greetings on my Facebook page. I appreciated the good vibes, but replying to all of them felt overwhelming. Also, I was sick, with a tough cold (still recovering) and low energy. So I wanted to do something different. But what? (My answer was to … Continue reading A Birthday Card for YOU! December 2025
I won’t say its name. It’s one of several in the area. I go there often, particularly on Tuesdays with my daughter, when she’s off work and can drive. A Hispanic restaurant. The menu is a mix of specialties from back home en mi país, and mainstream (i. e., gringo-friendly)—taco salad, guacamole, beans & rice, … Continue reading A Sign of The Times In My Neighborhood
So 2025 is a municipal election year in North Carolina, with seemingly little to catch wider public attention. A crowd of candidates with only local name recognition was running for council and mayoral seats in scores of small and medium-size towns — not the ones on those annoying clickbait lists of 20-best-places-to-retire-as-a-left-handed-nearsighted-single-cat-person pickle baller; such … Continue reading Hey, Big Political Media — You MISSED Tuesday’s NC Political Earthquake!
On October 18, I helped host a ZOOM No Kings virtual rally, meant to include & encourage resisters who couldn’t attend in-person events. We didn’t want droning speeches, and had no canned list of answers to the question of “What Comes Next??” —except for recalling Dr. King’s concisely profound quote from an elderly civil rights … Continue reading Ten Funny/Defiant Music Videos to Keep Your “NO KINGS” Spirits Humming
In 1978, a Jewish writer-activist named Arthur Waskow published a book called Godwrestling. I read the book a year or two later, and have never forgotten it. Waskow died this week, just after his 92nd birthday. In the book he described a Jewish way of Bible reading and interpretation that was drastically different from the … Continue reading Is Arthur Waskow Now Done With “Godwrestling”? I doubt it.