Family and friends: Christchurch
The effects on Christchurch and nearby areas from the February 22 earthquake will be felt for a very long time, and donations / contributions continue to be needed. Official reports say 166 people...
View Article"Handmade for Japan": eBay auction
In the face of the massive destruction in Japan, it almost seems that any human effort will not be enough. But if you believe that small efforts made by many individuals matter, please visit Handmade...
View ArticlePerro Amarillo
Some of you old-timers might recognize the name Perro Amarillo, having read his diaries, and/or perhaps sparred with him a time or two (or three) in comments. His last comment on dkos was back in July,...
View ArticleTwo Boys Arrested in Shooting Death of Baby
Two teen-aged boys were arrested in Georgia as suspects in connection with the shooting death of a 10-month-old baby. It's hard to imagine the kind of depravity that makes this possible.I honestly...
View ArticleMark Sanford had a bad week...
...and he spends 1,265 not-very-well-written words telling us about it. No, it wasn't the Boston Marathon bombing that upset him, nor the plant explosion in Texas. It was that, well, we're all so mean...
View ArticleA "Questionnaire" for Our Times
"Questionnaire," a poem by Wendell Berry, appeared in my Facebook feed today, a poem that asks the kinds of questions I wish we could all ask our rightward-leaning friends, family members, and elected...
View ArticleClemson University: Race and the University
On August 20, AyDeeTheGreat published a diary,"Clemson Student Exposes Historic Racism at University with Provocative Video." In it he detailed the historic connections the university has with slavery...
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Wrapping the Cross in the U.S. Flag...
...literally. Above is a photo taken Sunday morning as I passed a Baptist church on the way to the Unitarian-Universalist fellowship I'm a member of. I pass probably three or four such churches in the...
View ArticlePoint of Personal Pride: Our Son the Teacher
Our older son, Matthew, is a high school teacher in Piedmont, S.C. He occasionally reads "The Answer Sheet," a WaPo blog by Valerie Strauss. A couple of days ago, a California teacher wrote an essay...
View ArticleCoupon Use & Subsequent Facebook Ad
All right, I know of no other way to find out what the link might be between use of a product coupon and a subsequent appearance of an ad for that product on my facebook page the same day than to ask...
View ArticleI'm not a Buddhist, but....
...but I find some comfort in reading through these thoughts about the election. It does seem that my tension eases a bit when I read these slowly and thoughtfully. But I can’t seem to quiet myself...
View ArticleA Poem (?) for Inauguration Day ... Not
Just in case you were worried that no one had penned a poem for the inauspicious day of January 20, take heart. One Joseph Charles McKenzie, described as a “celebrated American poet,” has come to the...
View ArticleThe Moment of Magic
This poem by Victoria Safford spoke to me on this solstice morning, and I hope it speaks to you as well. What I find so beautiful in it is the feeling it gave me of actually moving — almost a physical...
View ArticleHe was the best dog. They're ALL the best dog.
When I adopted Charlie, a miniature Australian shepherd from the Greenville (SC) Humane Society about 14 years ago, he had been given the name "Happy." He certainly was that, but we wanted to rename...
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