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On Moviemaking, Motherhood, and Making a Difference
No, this post isn't about Zohran Mamdani. (Well, maybe a little.) I'll skip straight to the moral of the story: if your adult offspring sends you a link, read ALL of it before reacting. That said, sometimes reactions can lead somewhere positive.…
Feeling helpless, watching the invasion of Minnesota? Here's an easy way to say, "I'm with you, stay strong." Donate to the folks keeping their neighbors fed as they hide from the ICE goons. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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@davec3.bsky.social Looking to get hold of emails of CEOs of Minneapolis companies to push them to stand up more against the invasion. Already wrote the Target CEO. Can you suggest other names/emails?
“Loving Forward”: Why America Needs Rev. Dr. William Barber Now…and So Do I
Do you recognize this man? Rev. Dr. William Barber If we were back in my childhood of the 1960s-70s, all watching the same 3 or 4 channels, everyone would know this preacher. Everyone would have seen him preaching, heard…
One Question for the Tuned-out Loved One in Your Family
"I've tuned out," your adult son, your cousin, your sister-in-law tells you. "Politics is too f**cked up for me bother. And there's nothing I can do anyway." I hope the first thing you do is to support your loved one for prioritizing…
No Name, No Number, No Publication Outlet: My Cousin Puts her Father’s Auschwitz Survival Story on Kindle
Fifteen years ago, I interviewed my LA-based cousin, Susi Kaminski Klein, about her experiences as a child survivor of the Holocaust. Over the course of four days, hanging out here on Lopez…
Ford Owner? You Can’t AfFORD to Look Away Right Now
Dear Ford CEO Jim Farley, My name is Ol' Blue. I'm a 2003 Ford Explorer. In case you were wondering about my name... I've asked one of my humans to write this letter for me, as writing is a challenge--me being an SUV and all. After what happened…
Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport: More Than a T-shirt Slogan
(Though it is a really good T-shirt slogan.) Really good shirt, too--thanks, Etsy!) This was my birthday present to myself, fresh from my Virginia-canvassing-and-family trip, and amped up--only a week later--by democracy's powerful…
My Democracy Anti-Panic Medicine: Read Joyce, Read Joyce, You Have No Choice/But to Carry On
Not that Joyce. Nothing against Dubliners or Ulysses; I just don't think they'll help get you through another week of our current presidency. I mean Joyce Vance, author of this book that was waiting for…
The Tail That Wagged the Dog of our BC Trip: UBC in Vancouver
No, The Mate and I were not touring a college campus in a fit of nostalgia for our parenting days. We had someone to visit. Meeeee! No, Oliver--Ollie to his friends, which we now are!--did not invite us to Vancouver. But Ollie's "dad",…
Disappearing Waterfalls and September Blackberries on Vancouver (“The Other Big Island”) Island
You're halfway up Vancouver Island. You only have a few days before heading back to the mainland--not enough time to get out to the Wild West Coast, nor down to Victoria. Where do you go? How 'bout…
Be sure to register your opposition to this new barrier to voting!
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(Re)Discovering BC’s Discovery Islands: Quirky Quadra, Cordial Cortes
Actually, Cortes Islanders would probably prefer that "quirky" label, while we found Quadrans (Quadrants?) plenty cordial. Either way, both islands, between BC's mainland and big Vancouver Island, became big highlights of our…
BC x 3: Bella Coola in British Columbia in Beautiful Canada
For those of you who read my 2023 post on the various meanings of "BC"--don't worry, I won't subject you to more of that. I just couldn't resist a nod to one more extraordinary BC discovery. This place: Bella Coola, BC Since The Mate & I…
Trump’s FCC Threats Pushed ABC To Pull Jimmy Kimmel Off The Air. Free Speech Is Under Attack.
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Go Ahead, Take Tuolumne for Granite
I hereby refuse to apologize for any granite puns. When you're in Tuolumne ("too-ALL-um-mee"), in the high country of Yosemite National Park, you'll know why. That's why. (Half Dome in the distance) The Mate and I hadn't been to Yosemite for--yikes, had it…
The Pacific Crest Trail: The Ironwoman Goddaughter & I Repurpose “PCT”
You've probably heard of it, even if you haven't read the memoir Wild, or seen the movie, or hiked part of the PCT yourself. 2,650 miles, it stretches from the Mexican border to the Canadian. Think this is gorgeous? Wait till…
