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Brevity Worked Well

In Colonial America’s founding fathers declared our independence by dipping a whittled goose quill  into an inkwell and scratching forth … More

45, Founding Fathers, Lincoln, parchment, quill

Sail Forth

I will celebrate …indigenous, immigrant and native-born.

4th of July, America, Independence Day, Leaves of Grass, Sail, Sail forth, untold wants, Walt Whitman

“Because You’re Famous, You Can Get Away With It”

Last fall was fraught with meddlesome activities. Hackers found their way into the emails accounts at the DNC and Hillary … More

Comey, Flynn, Meddle, Trump, truth

Wouldn’t Be Prudent

Late last week, it crossed my mind that when people say,  “what goes around comes around”  it really has some … More

Nixon, Streak for Impeachment, streaking

Keepin’ An Eye On ‘Em

Next steps after the March…

Activism, Burke, Oversight, Trump, Women's March

Stars Shine

Last night in Beverly Hills, California, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honored a venerable American actress for her body of … More

art, broken hearts, Carrie Fisher, Golden Globes, Meryl Streep, Shame, Shine

Hear Me

The United States was founded outed of protest.  The first European settlers had often been religiously persecuted and the risk … More

civil dosobedience, protest, rights, Thoreau

Second Thoughts? None!

When Donald Trump began his campaign, I thought that he asked some important questions about the current state of US … More

Nasty Woman, Trump, women's rights

The High $$$ of Silence

I could have gone a different route with this prompt and found a pretty photo and written about the serenity … More

Colin Kaepernick, First Amendment, free speech, Obama, Silence

Radical Thought

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority … More

Aeschylus, Lincoln, MLK, RFK, Shaw

Shoot the Moon

Back in the seventies, we thought we were wild and crazy most of the time.  Often teens, mostly boys, were … More

70'd, Frostburg State, Impeachment, Moon, Nixon, streaking

Not Beyond Our Reach

The bee quickly assesses the cone flower reaching down into its spiny center to extract the nutrients it must take … More

60+, Campaign, freedom, Hillary, Millenials, new day, Seniors, Voter Registration

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