Afro – Latinx (Recognizing the new world)
I was appalled to view a video on YouTube by a young African-American man decrying some Dominicans and Puerto Ricans, declaring that they are not…
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Privilege Education
One of my Facebook friends is a guy I graduated high school with [My class had 1200 students]. Though not really a friend, I would…
There are more implications for coming out of seclusion than ‘business as usual’
These articles reflect the pathologies underneath our thriving society: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/15/domestic-abuse-killings-more-than-double-amid-covid-19-lockdown https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/opinions/mental-health-covid-19-coronavirus-kasich-harbin/index.html For years there has been talk within Public Health/Legislative circles about the lack of…
Lighten Up Photo-stetics
I just wanted to post some photos. Two have not been published elsewhere. The Bfly has been awarded the Elite Award from Viewbug.com. https://www.viewbug.com/photo/87852658 So…
Transparent Senate Trial (Second Letter to Senator Todd Young + Senator Mike Braun)
Gentlemen;This is my second public letter to Senator Young and first to Senator Braun. I have crafted this letter in hope of an even-handed response…
Reform What? [An Open Letter to Senator Todd Young]
Senator Young; I write to clearly delineate reasons why this is the most misinformed effort at Tax Reform ever attempted and why it is imperative…
Anxious Weight
anxious energy held her and urged her alongalmost aloftpalpablepressingworking against logic She stood where Istood then and nowI can hardly reconcilethe shearing weightof waitingthe shearing swirlof…
Neither Blue Nor Red
Evan Bayh was one of the first to state and to resign as a U.S. senator in response to the gridlock in Washington. Old guard…
At What Cost . . .
I teach at an urban high school. I lost one student to an industrial accident last year. The second student of mine died due to…
From Back in the Day . . .
When I was a kid, my grandmother had a friend. She was a play-aunt that we visited periodically. Her name was Glennie and she was…