Don't lie to me. Again. I wasn't stupid enough to believe you then. I am not stupid enough to believe you now. But you said it. Out loud. Over and over again. You put the marker in the ground. For eleven months. And, now with less than six … [Read more]
Means and Ends
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died yesterday. Within hours Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that, even with the election six weeks away, he would bring President Trump’s nominee up for a Senate vote as soon as possible. This … [Read more]
Deep Breathes
I was up early this morning. Early enough to greet the sun as she began the day. And to acknowledge the almost full moon as it gave up it radiance to the morning. I was up early this morning. Early enough to drink in the morning's coolness. And … [Read more]
I Am Not Going To Watch
I am not going to watch tonight. Or tomorrow night. Or Wednesday night. Or Thursday night. I am not going to watch the Republican National Convention. I have heard it all before. A thousand times before. The false bravado. The name … [Read more]
Blood Sport
Sometime in the last couple days I heard a political pundit say this: “Politics is a blood sport.” Meaning… Full contact. No rules. Win at all costs. Mixed martial arts fighting brutal x2. At least. I cringed when I heard it even as I knew it … [Read more]
Noise
We live drowning in the noise of our own making. My words piling on and over yours. Then yours over mine. And so on and so on and so on until the noise we make is all we hear. But what … [Read more]
