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Father’s Day.

The Hallmark holiday that hits me the hardest. Not simply because the children I parented don’t acknowledge me on this day, (our children literally owe us nothing…) but because, as I sit in the house he built with his own hands, the flood of memories of my own father are so bittersweet. It’s likely useful…

June 18, 2023

Morning Rituals

For most of my life I timed getting out of bed in the morning with the least amount of time needed to get out the door and get where I needed to be. I was frequently late for work… and stuff. I did not love myself, and I hated the wardrobe of those years. Another…

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

We Are Not the Ones

We are not the ones promoting hate and exclusion.We are not the ones telling massive lies, or massively spreading misinformation.We are not the ones intentionally deluding ourselves at the expense of innocents.We are not the ones changing the meanings of words to use them as weapons.We are not the ones pretending to care about women,…

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023

Election Day, 2022

Michael Moore created an Election Day playlist I’m quite enjoying. We voted by mail, confirmed our ballots were recorded on 11/3. And now we wait. We’re waiting to hear about the fate of our democracy. This is the first election since the insurrection. I see a clear and stark choice between potentially saving democracy and…

November 8, 2022

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