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Welcome Tears

January 21, 2021

Yesterday, Inauguration Day, January 20, 2021, was like a day-long session of group therapy for me.  I settled into my chair in front of the fireplace with a cup of coffee plenty soon enough to turn

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If ever there were a “must” read, this is it:

September 25, 2020

If you want to understand what is happening in America and to Americans at this moment, I promise you will never find a more lucid analysis and description than this beyond-brilliant essay by Andrew

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Well, Of Course You’re Depressed.  Why Wouldn’t You Be?

September 1, 2020

Thanks to Zoom, I’m staying in touch with a lot of people these days.  Five or six Zoom engagements a week, sometimes just a couple of people, other times with eight or ten at once.  And guess what? 

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Another “…teenth” For White Folks’ Attention

June 20, 2020

With Juneteenth now having crept into the consciousness of those of us white-skinned folks previously oblivious to it, I have another “…teenth” for us to pay attention to. If we have the

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Remedial Education in Racism, Thanks to Sheltering

June 19, 2020

Well, of course, I never paid any attention to Juneteenth until this year.  A random “survey” of loved ones—easily considered to be longstanding champions of social justice and anti-racism—revealed

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Me, Arrested for Murder, My Neck Mashed By A Cop

June 9, 2020

My brother Jay emailed just now reminding me that I know firsthand the horrifying experience of a policeman mashing down hard on my flattened neck, perfectly willing for me to die.  I had related that

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Homemade Lemonade #3: Picking the Lock on Wrongful Incarcerations

April 23, 2020

One of a series of useful civic actions for homebound citizens So, how’s it going for you?  Getting tired of being shut in and told you can’t leave?  It does have its limits, doesn’t it?  But hang in

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