One of the great pleasures in my life these days is our car radio. Marilyn, in one of the most thoughtful of her gifts in this past year of discontent, signed us – me really – for Sirius Satellite radio,… Read More ›
Racism and Bigotry
A NOSE JOB FOR MOM – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t remember how many times my mother told me this story, or how many times I have told it to you. It bears retelling. My mother, like many young women of her generation, had wanted to attend high school…. Read More ›
AMERICA FIRST IS RACISM FROM OUR PAST – Marilyn Armstrong
This post is primarily composed of quotes from HuffPost and other sources. “America First” has a rather long and ugly history … and it started long before Donald Trump. If anyone thinks what Trump is doing is new, it isn’t…. Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE A MAGAT? – AGAIN! – BY TOM CURLEY
Here is another in my unintentional series of re-posting blogs I wrote a year or so ago because they are more relevant today. This happened last week. Ellin and I have a boat. We’ve been at the same Marina for… Read More ›
LIVING WITH ANTI-SEMITISM – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I am Jewish. My parents were both born in America but my grandparents were all born in Russia/Ukraine. I grew up on stories from my maternal grandmother about living in a Shtetl, where murderous, anti-semitic rampages by the Kossacks were… Read More ›
AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY AT ITS MOST VALOROUS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Authentic Last night I watched a show — Colbert I believe — with Kirsten Dunston as the guest. There were cuts from her first interview on Johnny Carson’s show, 25 years ago which was when “Interview With… Read More ›
NOT THE NEST – Marilyn Armstrong
The Jonestown Massacre 41st Anniversary – FOWC with Fandango — Not the Nest I usually post this story every year on its anniversary. It has two anniversaries: the anniversary of the predicted apocalypse (July 17th) and the actual apocalypse (November… Read More ›
THE RACIST BONE’S CONNECTED TO THE … HIP BONE? – BY TOM CURLEY
“I don’t have a racist bone in my body!” “He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body!” I’ve heard that phrase more times than I can remember over my life. It’s a defense that racist people say when they… Read More ›
REALITY CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE! GIVE IT A TRY! – Marilyn Armstrong
I got to thinking about what my world would look like if I (personally) got rid of everyone who isn’t white enough for this current America. I would have to remove my husband — and all my friends. And my… Read More ›
NEVER AGAIN? – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I am Jewish and grew up with parents and grandparents who watched the rise of Hitler and his systemic persecution and eventual annihilation of the Jews of Europe. I was brought up with the fighting words, “NEVER AGAIN!” I was… Read More ›
WORDS ARE WEAPONS – Marilyn Armstrong
“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.” It’s an old childhood chant, a miserably inadequate defense against bullies and bigots when one is small and powerless. It was oft-repeated, not only by us,… Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE A MAGAT? – BY TOM CURLEY
Nazis are bad. This isn’t an opinion. It’s a fact. But, we seem to live in a world where facts are considered by many to be identical to opinions. That still doesn’t make them any less ‘factual.’ The fact is,… Read More ›
