I’ve never been an “outdoorsy” sort of person, especially when the weather is hot (and in North Carolina, where I currently live, it’s hot from late April through early November.) So, one of my hot weather guilty pleasures is to watch YouTube videos of the often out-of-control school board meetings, where parents, students, and sometimes … Continue reading
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Trapped in the Twilight Zone
When I was a kid, one of my favorite late Saturday night past times was to watch reruns of Rod Serling’s anthology series known as The Twilight Zone. I loved the show because the stories usually weren’t exceptionally scary (except for an episode called Living Doll, which featured actor Telly Savalas, who I knew more … Continue reading
Do I Really Hate America?
Ever since the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, I have found it increasingly curious to understand why the Make America Great Again (MAGA) crowd, who largely condone the skirmish at the U.S. Capitol, accuses those on the left of being anti-American. Politically, I would label myself as a Progressive Democrat, and although … Continue reading
Forgive Us Our Sins
Back in 1995, actors Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt starred together in the crime thriller, Se7en, about a serial killer whose crimes fashioned to represent the seven deadly sins: sloth, gluttony, lust, wrath, envy, greed, and pride. The order of the sins is important; they traditionally begin with sloth, which is considered as the least … Continue reading
A Kinder Gentler Place
The nation said goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter last week, and as all of the living former Presidents and many of the former Vice-Presidents gathered to pay their respects it was impossible, for those of us old enough to have lived through each of their administrations to make comparisons among them. I was only … Continue reading
The Age of Aquarius – Really?
In 1970, I was seven years old, and a singing group called, (Huey, n.d.), was about the coolest thing that a little black girl from Terre Haute, Indiana could see on television. Back then, it was rare to see non-white Americans on TV (or just about anywhere else for that matter) so when a group … Continue reading
There’s Always One in Every Crowd
The Quora Chronicles – Part 4 Often when people think of online discussion forums, political debates surrounding controversial topics such as abortion, same-sex marriage, or racial inequality are among the first talking points to come to mind. There are also, however, a surprisingly large number of positive discussions which often serve to, at least temporarily, … Continue reading
Who Am I?
I had always hated group sharing in school – always. The other students were too dull, too immature, and just too slow, both literally and figuratively. Being perceived as “really smart”, especially as a little black girl, from a working-class family, in a working-class city was both a blessing and a curse. The was a … Continue reading
I Will Never Forget…
“I will never forget where I was when…” This is a phrase that almost everyone uses to recount some historic, and invariably, tragic event, that forever alters the trajectory, not only of our individual lives, but also that of our countries, our world, and increasingly, our very existence on the planet. The event itself will … Continue reading
Being Real
Even in his prime he was nothing fancy. Built like a teddy bear but with the floppy ears of a dog, “Branigin” was (and remains) my favorite stuffed animal. While my memory of exactly the day I received him is a little hazy (that does tend to happen after 50 years or so), I think … Continue reading
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