Three friends have sent GoFundMe appeals in the last month. Each situation is dire, and expenses astronomical. I’ve contributed, but the scale of the problem of aging Boomers in an unraveling health care system, is far far beyond my capacity to respond. Being a …
Today is EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY. Tomorrow we go into ecological deficit. Humans have used the entire annual budget of resources that can replenished by nature. We entered overshoot ~ 40 years ago. When I saw the overshoot (and collapse) graph back then, I said “Holy …
My lovely village and island is in a fight for it’s funky life in this insane financialization of real estate so that where I live is someone else’s asset class – and they have ten times the wealth I sit on. Essential workers are …
A social media maven – and friend – Annalis Clint – just gave me a talking-to about breaking up with Facebook as my go-to, how’s-everyone-doing way to feel connected now that I’m a pandemic social hermit. Oh, but my guts are woven into it. …
Last night I dreamed of children coming together from the 4 corners of the earth, like 4 tribes bringing their gifts. Not one of their gifts, however, were understood, or received respectfully, by the other tribes, and so they all felt confused, disappointed, unmet, …
Maybe you haven’t missed me, but I haven’t been blogging much lately. It’s not writer’s block. It’s tongue tide, as in the tide of speaking my truth is low… and I am too. The haters – left and right – are outside the gate …
What’s the female version of “grumpy old man”? I’m turning 76 and, whatever it is, I think I’m getting there. Is it “vain old woman”? “Look at my ankles (after 12 hours of elevation to deflate the souffle that puffs up out of my shoes), …
As we emerge from the lock-down across the United States, political polarization is adapting rather than disappearing. I am not blameless. Unfortunately. I’ve branded those who won’t vaccinate as I had those who won’t mask and distance. Where are your manners? Your solidarity in …
Well, I do declare… I declare that I have to say this for my own dignity, sanity and integrity. I need to say where I stand in this world, even if I feel like a fool saying it, given how the devastating story running …
What could possibly go right? Now. 2021. Now as the vaccines loosen us up, sending kids to schools and people to work. Now that unemployment is down and the stimmy checks are landing in bank accounts. Now that we’ve collectively wrenched power from the …
