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  • Poetry, Eve as Hero

    Poetry, Eve as Hero

    One semester I taught a course on poetry.  Each day I handed out copies of the poems we would discuss the next class, and I encouraged my students to mark them up and when we had the discussion the next class day to keep taking notes.  There is an Adam and Eve Poem tradition in…

  • Volunteers, Doers as Writers, COURTTV

    Volunteers, Doers as Writers, COURTTV

    My husband and I work with several social action groups.  We write proposals, we seek justice.  We talk to other hard-working people. We get things done. Our friends describe us as doers.  Right now the True Crime Writing Community is one of the most important doer groups in your community.  It’s easy for some to…

  • Mixed-Media HANDMADE COLLAGE WORKS

    Mixed-Media HANDMADE COLLAGE WORKS

    These mixed-media handmade collage works are from many years ago, and when someone blatantly copies, shames, and tries to get me to react to it, I think of what Oscar Wilde said when he popularized the proverb: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Meow… Woof-woof… Peace…

  • Community Building Art Works

    Community Building Art Works

    I usually post this information around fundraising time, but I cannot think of a better time than now to mention this organization. For I cannot think of a more trying time for the military and veteran military members of our community, members who are still processing trauma, the military members who are out there right…

  • I Say, Let Them Protest and Protect Them

    I was 12 years old when the song “Ohio” hit the radio airwaves, and I cannot help thinking about the history of this song, my personal history as a child growing up in the 70s, my history as a college professor, and the current situation at Universities all over the United States. I am worried…

  • BEAUTY, PERFECTION, SKIN, HIVES, ECZEMA

    Before we went to sleep one night, I warned my new then-boyfriend (now husband) that at some point in our relationship, I would have a massive allergic reaction to something I ate or was exposed to, and I was giving him fair warning just in case he wanted out of the relationship. He did the…

  • WE DONATE FOOD BECAUSE WE’VE NEVER STARVED FOR ONE THING

    WE DONATE FOOD BECAUSE WE’VE NEVER STARVED FOR ONE THING

    The other day some asshole yelled at me: “Hey, what’s in the bags?” and this blog post is my response because in general, people who yell stuff at me make me feel afraid.  MOST Fridays before Shabbat service begins, my husband and I make an in-kind food donation to David D. Frazier Food Pantry at…

  • FAMILY SECRETS

    FAMILY SECRETS

    Many, many years ago, out of the blue, my sister-in-law asked my husband and I:   “Have you guys ever tried 23 and Me?” She was seated in the back of our car and we were driving her home.  This was actually the second time she’d asked us this question in a matter of hours. The…

  • Gambling addiction can drain your savings, trigger other addictions, and make you a target for criminals. If you think you have a problem or need an Alanon meeting because you have a family member who is addicted to gambling, there is help.

    Gambling addiction can drain your savings, trigger other addictions, and make you a target for criminals. If you think you have a problem or need an Alanon meeting because you have a family member who is addicted to gambling, there is help.

    If you think you have a problem or need an Alanon meeting because someone in your family has a GA, there is help.https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/content/recovery-program

  • I’M STILL LEARNING

    I’M STILL LEARNING

    I joined the Mah Jongg League last year and there’s still so much to learn. It had been years since I had played, and I was not a very good player when I played years ago.  Many years ago, I played with a group of highly skilled, massively competitive Asian women, and each game went…