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Birthday
July 21
Bio
Writing brings me joy. Someday I plan to return to Venice.

MY RECENT POSTS

  • S.O.B.
    May 22, 2012 12:47AM

  • Where have all the young men gone?
    May 06, 2012 01:29PM

  • Leap
    April 16, 2012 03:06PM

  • Anyone Else Getting this Crap? Suggestions???
    April 11, 2012 08:47PM

  • Alzheimer’s Kills and Will Bankrupt America Unless We Fight
    April 05, 2012 03:03PM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

  • “Your post brightened a frustrating day. At my river house, I have a pair of mall…”
    June 06, 2012 03:46PM

  • “In retirement, I have had to use my library card more than my credit card to feed…”
    June 06, 2012 11:30AM

  • “Hope springs eternal. Unfortunately, my springs are getting a bit rusty of late.…”
    June 06, 2012 11:15AM

  • “I don't know how many more times I can feel hopeful that we have hit botton, that…”
    June 06, 2012 11:07AM

  • “You put into words the sick stomach I have been dealing with. It got worse last…”
    June 06, 2012 11:03AM

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June 06, 2012 03:46PM
“Your post brightened a frustrating day. At my river house, I have a pair of mallards who raise their young every spring where I can watch from across…”
About: Baby Bird Eggs Hatched ~Pics
June 06, 2012 11:30AM
“In retirement, I have had to use my library card more than my credit card to feed my lust for letters, but I draw the line at kindle and the like. I s…”
About: The Woman Who Quit Bookstores
June 06, 2012 11:15AM
“Hope springs eternal. Unfortunately, my springs are getting a bit rusty of late. You are wiser than I, so I defer to your more optimistic take on the…”
About: Good News-A Win for Equality in California--Supr. Crt. Next?
June 06, 2012 11:07AM
“I don't know how many more times I can feel hopeful that we have hit botton, that it has finally gotten bad enough that the only way to go is up. I am…”
About: Repost: Why the 99% Can't Win at the Ballot Box
June 06, 2012 11:03AM
“You put into words the sick stomach I have been dealing with. It got worse last night as Wisconsin counted votes.”
About: The Day After Wisconsin
June 05, 2012 11:59AM
“When people are desperate, they make desperate decisions. Employers in dangerous industries count on that desperation and a willing pool of ignorant w…”
About: The Killing Towers of the US Telecom Industry
June 05, 2012 11:52AM
“I cannot muster a thoughtful take on this topic. Some say it's human nature, but that's a cop out. Don't most religions and laws suggest that we are…”
About: Violence Against LGBT Citizens/Hate Crimes Laws/Latest Stats
June 05, 2012 11:35AM
“Eerie. Would that it had ended there.”
About: Napalm, Preparedness, Honey Badgers
June 04, 2012 01:37PM
“To baltimore. Put your proof where your mouth is. Show me several examples...using reliable public sources of information...that there are " tea…”
About: Talking Wisconsin Union
June 04, 2012 12:22PM
“Your touch--using the voices of people in the middle of this crisis--brings the message out loud and clear. You've given the reader hope in this post-…”
About: Our School Board "listened to us," says WI Teacher
June 04, 2012 12:06PM
“Riveting story. You and Tamar are Teachers with a capital "T".”
About: People's Massacre: "Would You Take a Bullet for Someone?"
June 04, 2012 11:46AM
“You have certainly done your part to open eyes on this issue. This post was especially meaningful to me. I never felt so powerful and connected as I…”
About: Talking Wisconsin Union
June 03, 2012 11:51AM
“Too close to be funny. Yikes!!!”
About: Redneck Republicans
June 02, 2012 12:31PM
“Fun. I understand your dilemma. Been there. Here's how I handle the problem: I only feed finches and hummingbirds. Squirrels don't care for sugar…”
About: I HATE SRT. He must be vanquished.
June 02, 2012 12:27PM
“When you put it that way, it makes me feel proud to be an American...at least we have a system that allows us to the right wrongs of said system. I ho…”
About: A Justice Timeline: ACLU & LGBT Rights, 1936 >> Present
June 01, 2012 07:45PM
“Rachel Maddow has been doing a good job of keeping this story in the news...unfortunately, not everyone watches her. I am amazed that so little report…”
About: Help! Michigan has Fallen and it Can't Get Up!
June 01, 2012 07:40PM
“How many have sinned in their attempts to 'protect' mother church? How many have sacrificed children to preserve the 'integrity' of the religion? It…”
About: New York's Cardinal Dolan OK'd Cash for Child Rapists
June 01, 2012 07:34PM
“I have known it and lost it also. The feeling of being lesser because he is gone is balanced somewhat with knowing that I am more than I was because o…”
About: June First, Again
May 31, 2012 01:03PM
“Nicely done. That one can lighten the load for others, does indeed indicate a life well-lived.”
About: A Life Well Lived
May 31, 2012 12:56PM
“While my daughter and I--and many other women in the audience--cheered when Lisbeth marked her abuser, I find being repeatedly shamed for purposeful ac…”
About: Punishing The Fraud Who Championed 'Gay Reparative Therapy'
May 31, 2012 12:48PM
“It breaks my heart to read Stepahnie's story. After almost forty years in education, I had to quit or die early. I couldn't be part of the destructio…”
About: WI Teacher Resigns Citing Stress, Health Care, Uncertainty
May 26, 2012 05:56PM
“Would that all children had such a father. What a difference that would make. Well spoken. I enjoyed Woody. I never knew the name of that song that…”
About: The War Whistler
May 26, 2012 05:50PM
“Is he telling of the rape of Greece by the monied class? If so, we are kin for much more than the civilizations that sprang from them.”
About: Günter Grass Poem II "Critic on Greece-Crisis"
May 26, 2012 12:22PM
“Compelling and joyful. How fortunate that you had that time with your father--time to knowhim and fully connect. This post desrves a wider audience.”
About: To My Father _ For The Love Of Soldiers!
May 26, 2012 12:14PM
“I've always liked Joe. It's good to see a politician as authentic, with his/her guard down.”
About: I love Joe Biden. I mean it. I LOVE Joe Biden
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