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On the Relative Death of a Child
As Gustav edges ever closer, I am reminded of Katrina, and the horror’s she visited upon once beautiful New Orleans. I originally wrote this while watching the numbing aftermath. It was the sight of...
View ArticleThe Wall
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love Desire and Hate: I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate. They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our...
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O. J. Found Guilty on All Charges
Well – he’s finally going to prison – and for the rest of his life, most likely. O. J. Simpson was just found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping – 12 charges in all. Even with a light sentence,...
View ArticleStrange Fruit
Sit Down Boy!That’s the epithet one Sarah Palin follower hurled at an African American sound man during her Florida rally yesterday. According to Dana Milbank of the Washington Post– thousands turned...
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Please President Obama
I know you have a lot on your plate right now – and that you said your first priorities will be the rescuing of our economy and achieving energy independence. Laudable undertakings – and...
View ArticleWould You Keep the Cash?
UK Man Gets To Keep Sliced Up CashBritish police say a trash collector can hold on to the mound of mutilated cash he found stuffed into a wastebasket in the English town of Lincoln earlier this...
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A Tale of Two Stockings
For me - Christmas has always been a time for reflection. Who I am now is part and parcel of who I was – good or bad, there’s no escaping it. A past and future me, I guess. Tomorrow?...
View ArticleResurrection - A Comment on 'The Wrestler'
A whole lotta years ago I had a chance to play one of those roles that actors often dream of, but very rarely get. The piece was called ‘Resurrection’. It’s about a woman who, in surviving a terrible...
View ArticleWhat Torture Feels Like
I’ve been reading a lot lately about torture. What Bush did or did not do, and will Obama reverse those policies and prosecute the offenders. So many opinions – mostly from people who seemingly have...
View ArticleBookends (I Remember)
A little late for Valentine's Day perhaps, but....I wrote this a few years back.Oh, What A Time It Was!Time it was, and what a time it was, it was A time of innocence, a time of confidences Long ago,...
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Terms of Service
We owe our troops so very much. Sometimes I wonder if it can ever be enough. When I was a little girl (in the early 1960's) there was a man from our neighborhood who spent all his time sitting on...
View ArticleJust Sayin'......
My husband noticed the similarity last week and couldn’t help himself. Chilling, don’t you think? Not to mention appropriate!
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