That Area Between Black and White
The upcoming week includes a celebration of this country’s declaration of independence from England. It is the anniversary we chose for the beginning or birth of this nation. We gather together with friends and family to celebrate our freedoms and responsibilities as beautiful, diverse members of a whole. For more than a year Americans have …
I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is we’re not sure what the bad news is. As humans, we love listening to ourselves talk even when we’re saying stupid shit. We brag about our ignorance and make fun of the “elite” (aka those who learned how to listen/think critically, who paid attention …
Two days ago, the Supreme Court made a ruling that public funds could be used for a playground at Trinity Lutheran Child Learning Center in Columbia, Missouri. I was furious about the ruling, but I read opinions by people I respect and tend to listen to in a couple of places, and they said not …
“Our greatness comes from our goodness.” – Representative Joe Kennedy III With all the chatter about health care, with all the misinformation about health care and what the ACA does, the phrase I keep hearing from people is “personal responsibility.” These people truly believe that luck has nothing to do with their kids not being …
Our compassion in this country is confusing. Maybe it’s just tribe mentality, but it doesn’t serve us anymore. It hasn’t for a very long time. We’ve been hearing about opioid abuse a lot lately. Suddenly it’s vitally important and terribly urgent, but people have been dulling the pain, escaping reality, since before recorded time. It’s …
Barfy Monday to all! I wanted to do some writing today. I was up until the wee hours reading and studying this and that, education and health care and rights and black history and the Stonewall riots, and I was all ready to deal with whatever the Monday news was going to throw at me. …
We sometimes think of the government as an enemy, but we must also remember that each individual in government is a person with a job to do just like us. The Constitution is in place to protect us. It’s also in place to remind us where we all stand. And that our voices are to …
We are flesh and bone. We are various mixes of self preservation, parental instincts, generosity, nature and nurture, fight or flight. We’re ideas and mistakes, feelings and regrets. We are passion and compassion, fear, worry, and we are love. We are people. Each of us is potential. Sure, we have potential, but by existing, by …
We have a new musical episode of Witch Hunt for our avid fans. You’ll love the chorus of toadies singing the show’s theme which has been a YUGE hit! NumptyVision viewers will recall back in May when today’s special musical guest, Newt Gingrich, tweeted his support for Robert Mueller as the choice for special council …
“America’s gun homicide rate is more than 25 times the average of other high-income countries. On an average day, 93 Americans are killed with guns; seven of them are children and teens.” – Gun Violence By The Numbers (link below) So far, the headlines today include two more shooting incidents. One is at a UPS facility …