We were crossing the broad expanse of Market street on Saturday morning with a grungy bearded schizophrenic who was ranting about everything from an ex-wife to the oil driven economy to the ills of capitalism. The man, who was around … Continue reading
Category: thinking
Why Wicked?
Elevation
A number of people have asked me why I cried for almost two hours during Obama’s inauguration. I had a lot of trouble explaining my tears until I got an email from my friend Liz in which she included an … Continue reading
Oh Happy Blessed Day
I turned on the TV at 7:10 this morning as I sat in the recliner with my laptop, emailing a friend about the inauguration. The phone rang and it was another friend who was singing OOOBAAAMAA! While I was talking … Continue reading
The Vagina Monologues
The Mountain Women’s Resource Center once again brought the Vagina Monologues to our small rural area. This was the third time Cindy and I had seen the production, and I was no less affected this time. In fact, I’d have … Continue reading
Slow Start to 2009
My last blog post was shortly after Christmas. Immediately after that I was laid low by a respiratory infection that kept me home for 6 days and off the computer for 3 days. Like so many humans, I turned to … Continue reading
Heavy Viewing
The extra long weekend allowed lots of time for movie watching. Here are my thoughts related to the five DVDs that we watched, none of which were light viewing. Though we thought we had chosen at least two films that … Continue reading
Winterizing
Is the opposite of spring cleaning called winterizing? It seems to me that there is as much to do to prepare for winter as there is to clean up in the spring. We have spent the past couple of days … Continue reading
Relative-ly
My visit with Aunt Jean gave me a lot to think about. One thing we discussed was the sad passing of two of her daughters, Cathy and Ruthie, as well as the deaths of Uncle Robert and my grandmother. Two … Continue reading
Prayer for Goodwill
It’s truly scary when my friend’s Obama sign is ripped from her yard night after night. Why? It’s just a sign speaking one household’s opinion. Isn’t that what the US and freedom of speech allows and respects? This morning so … Continue reading
Belated Blog Action Day
I have never been politically active. My mom and dad always kept their voting decisions confidential and I generally follow that practice too. I don’t display bumper stickers or wear political pins. However, I always vote, having NEVER missed an … Continue reading