I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story A Nearby City, Spring 2007 Sara Rahman was my best friend that year. And some of the best times we had were while walking home from school. We joked and laughed about everything stuff in school, books she was reading, her dorky big … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #5: I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story
Revelation on Rose Street New York City – A Fine Autumn Day in 1843 I was still feeling a bit weak that first Day morning, after several days in bed with a bilious fever. But I was now better, and the weather in New York was fair. My good wife agreed that a walk to … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #3 — Revelation On Rose Street — And the Fate of Religious Radicals
Comfort Food Eastern North Carolina – 2007 The large sign in the lawn in front of the old red brick building read: “U.S. MARINE CORPS, CAMP ELIZABETH BRIG. NO PHOTOGRAPHS ALLOWED.” I stopped the car right in front of it, rolled down the window, slipped the digital camera from my pocket and took a couple … Continue reading More Resistance Vacation Reading: Comfort Food – A Story
NOTE: Jim Cavener, of Asheville NC and the world, has been a friend, reader & correspondent for — yikes! — almost 50 years. And he’s been an NPR instigator/fan for even longer. So when he saw my post about the network’s prospects after the fed money cuts, he soon weighed in with his usual panache. … Continue reading An NPR Post-Federal Money Conversation: Is There A Silver Lining??
The headline in The New Republic (TNR) on August 2 was dire: “Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows,” it blared. Well, maybe. TNR said it had been leaked a confidential memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The memo listed talking points for top DHS staff to parrot … Continue reading Is the Next ICE City Invasion About to Break Out?