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Category Archives: Human Condition
Benevolent Nuns
My mother was a comfort to the incarcerated. Continue reading
Mourning Gregg
I guess I’ve become that person. I am so ANGRY that Gregg Allman is dead. I’ve been immersed in his death and funeral for over a week today. We’re old. It’s unbelievable. Yesterday, during the funeral, I went to the … Continue reading
Posted in Human Condition, Politics
Tagged Cher, Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter, Personal, Trump
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Catching Up
From The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot As I’m sure you know, the Trump Situation depresses me. “They were the government—a gang of rich, mean-spirited old fucks who made democracy work by beating us all stupid with a series of billion-dollar hypes they … Continue reading
Open Conversation
I feel guilty that I don’t love all of the people I’m related to. Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, Family, Personal, Relationships
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Just Can’t
30 June 2013 There are, were, six siblings in my family; three boys and three girls. I am the eldest. In childhood, it was my responsibility to care for my younger sisters and brothers, often to distract our lunatic father … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, Family, INDEPENDENCE, Personal
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Lawn Poop
Good Gawd!!! There is so MUCH that annoys me at this moment. I’d like to cry in frustration and rage that The Donald is the very best the GOP can do. “They” must have the lowest possible opinion of … Continue reading
Posted in Human Condition, Politics
Tagged economy, Government, Humor, Personal, Relationships
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Wrong Answer
My husband told me that we have luna moths that fly in dipping, circular patterns all night. Luna moths are magical, like fire flies. When I got up to pee, I looked out the window, and sure enough, they were … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, Human Condition, Marriage
Tagged Aging GRACEFULLY, Personal, Relationships, True Love, Writing
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Veterans’ Views
In the past little while, a month maybe six weeks, time escapes me (it flees), we’ve worked with a couple of veterans. They’re veterans of wars that never were, Iran and Afghanistan. Congress has not made a declaration of war … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition, Politics
Tagged Experience, Government, Relationships
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Bert & Ida
My siblings and I grew up in a working class community, one of the last strongholds of the east coast fish cannery industry. We were lucky because we were raised by two generations of educators and influenced by an assortment … Continue reading
Posted in Human Condition
Tagged Friendship, Personal, Poverty, Relationships, Values
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My Princess
I have favorites. I know, shocking and scandalous! All of us know people we like more than others, let’s not pretend otherwise. Recently, we attended a very small home wedding. Today, during my union break, I looked through a correspondence … Continue reading
Posted in Friends & Family, Human Condition
Tagged Experience, INDEPENDENCE, Personal, Relationships
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