It was an ordinary day in the suburb of Jerusalem where I managed a weekly English-language newspaper. I had fallen into the job when the previous editor quit — after his paycheck bounced. Twice. Me too, but I wanted the paper to succeed, and… Read More ›
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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW – RICH PASCHALL
Peace and Love Songs, by Rich Paschall With all the hate, violence, disease and anger in the world, it seems like a good time to reach for some peace and love. There was a time when music spoke to the… Read More ›
ONE PEOPLE, ONE PLANET, ONE PLAN TO RULE THEM ALL – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Repercussions Much is made of the U.S.’s contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, as well as particulate air emission, and plastic in the oceans. Rightfully so. We make major contributions, especially considering our size relative to other areas… Read More ›
IN SEARCH OF PEACE ON EARTH – Rich Paschall
The Same Auld Lang Syne, by Rich Paschall Another year has begun and we can see it is indeed the same as days gone by. If “old acquaintance be forgot” as one year passes into another, old hatred, old disputes, old… Read More ›
REMEMBERING THE FAR AWAY #WRITEPHOTO … Marilyn Armstrong
Thursday photo prompt: Faraway #writephoto I remember. You could stand in the cove and feel the sands move out from underneath your feet. You could walk a little and feel the brush of underwater grasses against your ankles and see the… Read More ›
THE LOVE OF THE WATER – BY ELLIN CURLEY
What is it about water that so many people find endlessly fascinating and soul soothing? People pay top dollar to live in homes that have a view of water – any water – ocean, lake, pond, marsh, stream. Prime vacation… Read More ›
KEEP YOUR MONKEYS
Nazis strutting their stuff in America? Street violence? An insane president marching us backwards through time? Today I watched the white supremacists get swamped by the protesters in Boston. They had every cop in Boston out there, not to mention… Read More ›
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW
Peace and Love Songs, by Rich Paschall With all the hate, violence and anger in the world it seems like a good time to reach for some peace and love. There was a time when music spoke to the social… Read More ›
LAST NIGHT I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM – JOHN DENVER
John Denver loved peace … and I hope most of us still do. Had he lived longer, no doubt he would have been horrified at how the world is going … and how terribly far we are from peace. Dream | Daily Post
FRIENDS IN STRANGE PLACES
It was an ordinary day in the suburb of Jerusalem where I managed a weekly English-language newspaper. I had fallen into the job when the previous editor quit — after his paycheck bounced. Twice. Me too, but I wanted the paper to succeed, and… Read More ›
THE TEEPEE – I REMEMBER
Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from the 16-foot saplings we had cut in our own woods. Then I… Read More ›
IN SEARCH OF PEACE ON EARTH
The Same Auld Lang Syne, by Rich Paschall Another year has begun and we can see it is indeed the same as days gone by. The old days are not forgotten as old conflicts rage on and new ones have… Read More ›
