So… Remember when I wrote about it being the end of an era with marching band a few months ago? Well, that has turned out to be only half true. Over the last three years our youngest has shown no interest in indoor winter marching. It appeared at first this would be the case again… Continue reading Can’t Believe Where I Am

This is how the Republican Party is describing and showing their approval of the January 6th Insurrection, “Legitimate Political Discourse.” A major political party is siding with those who staged an insurrection, those who stormed the Capitol, those who were attempting a coup. What the Republican Party has said is it is okay to vandalize… Continue reading Legitimate Political Discourse

In case you didn’t hear, Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify this past week after he had given an ultimatum to Spotify. He essentially said it is either his music or Joe Rogan, an extreme right-wing zealot. His premise, from my perspective was since Rogan is a large spreader of lies, or what is… Continue reading Spotify and Greed

“Well the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” stated Minority Speaker Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a few days ago. Toni Morrison has said, “In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” This has been a pondering… Continue reading Hyphenated Americans

Traveling this evening. Will post one day late tomorrow.

“Snap Out of It!,” followed by a slap to the face is one of the most iconic of movie lines and scenes. I often wish Cher could go around the country uttering this famous line and then “smacking” a bunch of people upside the head to, as I heard often while growing up, “to knock… Continue reading “Snap Out of It!”

There was a time in which I thought the hate towards people of color would basically die out through attrition. Although I did not, and do not, wish ill upon any one, I was looking forward to a future in which everyone was valued and respected regardless of skin color, or income status, or sexuality.… Continue reading When and How Does It End?

It is no secret that I am a diehard progressive liberal. If that is a surprise, then you may not have been paying attention. Over the last two days, I’ve been doing something I rarely do. I’ve actually been relaxing. Reading has encompassed the bulk of my waking hours, and I finished the book I… Continue reading Someone Else’s Shoes

For the life of me I just do not understand the Senate Democrats! I want to blame Congress, but really it is the Senate Democrats, specifically Majority Leader Schumer. I keep wondering how he became, and has remained, the Majority Leader. He doesn’t seem to be able to actually lead in the way we need.… Continue reading Why Senator Schumer, Why?

I’m reading Andrew McCabe’s book, The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump. Something he wrote has stuck in my mind. He basically said, and I’m paraphrasing, that when they have a high profile investigation, they treat the suspect and investigation differently, essentially with kid gloves. We are always… Continue reading Why Do We Keep Up the Fight If They Won’t