History is clear on this: you can’t bring back the past. Other countries have tried and it has failed, often in the most dramatic and horrific way possible.
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SHARING MY WORLD ON THE FIRST OF MARCH
SHARE YOUR WORLD 2-28-2022 It’s a hard world we are living in. I look around and I don’t see any good coming out of anything that is happening. I do not see humans on the road to improvement nor any sign… Read More ›
BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate… Read More ›
IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME – Marilyn Armstrong
Between pretty good marriage one and fabulous marriage three, there was unspeakable marriage two. To explain it by saying it seemed like a good idea at the time is not entirely true. I knew it was a bad idea. Not only did… Read More ›
THERE IS NO MORAL MIDDLE-GROUND – Marilyn Armstrong
Was there ever such thing as a moral middle-ground? When we decided as a nation to allow and even extend slavery because it would enable us to create one nation — was that the “middle” ground? Middle of what? The… Read More ›
POLITICS AND RELATIONSHIPS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently read an autobiography by the Saturday Night Live actress, Rachel Dratch, called “Girl Walks Into A Bar…” I enjoyed the book, particularly the adjustment of a single 44-year-old woman to motherhood, a committed relationship, and co-parenting. Rachel started… Read More ›
HONOR AND CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
From the Washington Post, these are Cohen’s quotes, not something “made up” by the writer. I’m sure he had help with it because these words have the ring of a professionally written and carefully polished speech. That being said, I… Read More ›
PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 10: THE CHOICES WE MAKE – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #10 This week’s provocative question is about the choices we make and the actions we take. “What is more important to you, doing the right thing or doing things right?” To me, these are unrelated questions. Doing things… Read More ›
ARE YOU A DECENT HUMAN BEING, OR ARE YOU A DICK? – BY TOM CURLEY
I listen to the various pundits on all the news stations and newspapers going on and on about what Democrats need to do to win the midterm elections. They all have a variation of the same theme. They must have… Read More ›
BLOGGER AND A CAUSE
The question was: “Would you, if your day-to-day responsibilities were taken care of and you could throw yourself completely behind a cause, what would it be?” The answer is … I wouldn’t. In the immortal words of Phil Ochs, “I… Read More ›
IN TRUMP’S WORLD VOLDEMORT WINS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I get it! I finally have some understanding of Trump and his followers. It’s not pretty, but at least it’s something I can wrap my head around. David Brooks wrote an editorial in the June 2, 2017 New York Times… Read More ›
GOOD OR BAD OR INDIFFERENT?
When I add up the good and bad in my life, I often wonder how so many things done with such good intentions managed to turn out so poorly. I’ve done stuff I thought was nice — helpful — only to… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 