Maybe we’ve had it backwards all along. It wouldn’t be the first time. Maybe Ralph Hodgson is the one who had it right: Some things have to be believed to be seen These are discouraging days in a lot of ways and it is very easy to lose faith in our government, our media, andContinue reading “Believing is Seeing”
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The Fall
I’m always a little suspicious of people who say the fall is their favorite season. For all the excuses about foliage and pumpkin spice everything, it is still the season of death, the time of year when large portions of the living world shrivel and prepare for hibernation. This year is different. This Fall willContinue reading “The Fall”
Confessions of a white ally
First, I dislike the word ally to describe a person in my circumstance. It sounds like I want to help someone with their struggle, but the struggle against injustice is also mine. In fact, the responsibility to fight injustice falls heavier on the beneficiaries of that injustice than it does on the victims. I haveContinue reading “Confessions of a white ally”
Don’t Believe All You Read In The Headlines
It is disturbing to watch the fabric of reality being torn in two. Each reality seems, in the eyes of its beholder, to be absolute and inviolable. To me, it seems obvious that we should take the advice of medical professionals to maintain social distancing and wear a face covering in public to contain theContinue reading “Don’t Believe All You Read In The Headlines”
Day 41
Day 41 – Total confirmed cases in US: 905,333 As we close in on one million confirmed cases in my country, it is worth pointing out that no other country has hit a quarter or a million cases yet. With about 4.25% of the world’s population, we have a third of the planet’s cases. TheContinue reading “Day 41”
