I wrote this post originally in 2010. That was six years ago. It resonates still. I'm sharing my Thanksgiving wishes again with a deep sense of sadness in my heart. The world has indeed more or less gone mad. More loving, less loathing. More helping, less … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Wishes Redux
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Hillary Clinton to Hold Final Midnight Rally in Raleigh
Tonight is Election Eve. In my house the elves are all aflutter trying to get out the vote. The House of Dirt and Noise takes elections very seriously. It's an especially heated and insane year since we are in a swing state. There's been a hefty dose of vitriol too, but I've done … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton to Hold Final Midnight Rally in Raleigh
Together. #BlackLivesMatter
Carrying arms is OK, but to be up in arms is not. Bend over to take your punishment, but don’t bend a knee to protest. Sit still, even when things don’t sit well with you. History is not necessarily our story. Shush they say, though the lack of speaking up is … [Read more...] about Together. #BlackLivesMatter
Wendy Davis Stands Up to Support NC’s Next Senator, Deborah Ross
Talk about someone who stood up for women's rights! Literally. In 2013 Texas State Senator Wendy Davis famously stood in her Mizuno sneakers for a 12-hour filibuster to halt the passage of a Draconian anti-abortion law. One champion of women and families is coming to support … [Read more...] about Wendy Davis Stands Up to Support NC’s Next Senator, Deborah Ross
15 Years Later
15 years. Paradoxically, it seems a lifetime has passed since that blue skied morning, yet it also tugs at our being as if it were just a blink ago. We, Americans and the World together, look upon this day with a deep sense of reverence. It marks a moment when the world came … [Read more...] about 15 Years Later
Words & Deeds to Heal the Schism
There’s a schism in this country. Strike that. In this world. We are being torn apart by the limbs while some twisted spirit in the ethers looks down upon us cackling. These are not the age old war, famine, and familiar strifes we have known through the passage of time. This … [Read more...] about Words & Deeds to Heal the Schism
Life & Liberty Aren’t Enough. What About Dignity?
As Americans, we hold our heads high on the pedestal of freedom. We wax poetically about liberty, wearing it as a mantle of international justice. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are after all, key tenets of our way of life. Yet I venture to say that one integral … [Read more...] about Life & Liberty Aren’t Enough. What About Dignity?