5 days agoAFRAID FOR OUR DEMOCRACY? THEN GET IN THE GAME!!!AFRAID FOR OUR DEMOCRACY? THEN GET IN THE GAME!!! Fear the next presidential election because of all the election-deniers who are winning local and state offices and could control what happens to your vote and mine? I think we have every reason to be fearful. After all, these individuals have…3 min read
May 27If I had young children, I would leave the country…It wouldn’t be enough to move them to a “safer” school or educate them at home, I wouldn’t want them to grow up in a society that spawns such cruel violence, that enables mass killing and then condones it by failing to pass any meaningful regulation. We can already guess…Gun Violence In America3 min read
Mar 3“I need ammunition, not a ride” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refusing the US’s offer…“I need ammunition, not a ride” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refusing the US’s offer to get him out of Kyiv. People used to make fun of Jews. Called them weaklings. Called them cowards. Considered them wimps. That’s what my father who never talked about his Jewish heritage once told me. “After Israel was created, Jews were treated with more respect.” That was his very short answer when I asked if…3 min read
Jan 30HOW WHITE THEY ARE — THE “BENEFICIARIES” OF RACISMOn Friday, Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said in a radio interview that the nominee {for the Supreme Court} would be a…Racism3 min read
Jan 7Does Marjorie Taylor Greene know what an “autocrat” is?Along with many Americans and certainly most Democrats, I believe President Biden’s speech on the anniversary of the January 6th assault on the Capitol was forceful, to the point and much needed. I hope that many of the public who don’t usually vote Democratic were also listening. …Republicans3 min read
Dec 8, 2021The RUST Tragedy: A Killing that took place Behind the Camera instead of In Front of ItI live in New Mexico and the film industry here is currently booming. My son works for a caterer employed by one film company. My former…Vci Anti Rust Film4 min read
Nov 20, 2021Thanksgiving is when us Working Girls re-discover our Kitchens….I love Thanksgiving. I love the excuse to get out my sauce pans and baking dishes and my whisk and hand mixer. I love going to the grocery store and piling up the cart with $100+ worth of groceries including whipping cream, pounds of butter, yams, pecans, greens and so…Working Moms3 min read
Nov 15, 2021The Allure of Bigger & Better — And How Easily We Got Pulled In!!!Several years ago, my husband and I built a small house on some land in the country. From the beginning it was intended to be SIMPLE and…Ethical Consumerism4 min read
Sep 27, 2021A Southerner says: “Good Riddance!”One day in the mid-80’s I’d flown home for a visit with my family in Nashville. …6 min read
Jun 29, 2021GROWING UP WHITE WITH A BLACK COOK IN THE KITCHENGROWING UP WHITE WITH A BLACK COOK IN THE KITCHEN I haven’t yet seen the Netflix series: “High on the Hog” that recounts generations of black cooking in the United States. But I’ve eaten enough of black cooking to know how good it really is. …4 min read
