PinnedVote Like a Bad GermanWhile studying the rise of Hitler, and the horrors of Third Reich and Nazism in1930s Germany, most of us have at some point in our lives truly wondered exactly how the Germans could have allowed such a monster like Hitler to come to power. The answer is not very complicated…Trump Cult5 min readTrump Cult5 min read
Jan 17, 2021Donald Circles the DrainOn January 20, down the drain he will ooze, into the sewer pipe of ignominy. Here are my reactions to Trump and his final weeks of sedition: Charles Deluvio, Unsplash Sixteen days. Sixteen more sleeps. On that morning of January 20, 2021, as I flush the toilet, and take my…Capitol Riot6 min readCapitol Riot6 min read
Jul 13, 2020The Pandemic of UnfriendingI support masks and social distancing. That is getting me ridiculed and unfriended. I’ll call her Tina. Tina was a friend of mine I met through a local charitable organization. Young, cute, and married with a school-aged son, she was friendly and vivacious. …Coronavirus7 min readCoronavirus7 min read
May 7, 2020America, Unmasked“LIBERATE Michigan!” “LIBERATE Minnesota!” LIBERATE Virginia!” So tweeted Donald Trump in mid-April, early in the US pandemic. His lapdog, milquetoast Mike Pence, robotically explained to Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” that Trump “wanted to open the economy in a safe and responsible way.” Huh? There is nothing “safe” or…Covid-197 min readCovid-197 min read
Apr 23, 2020National Siblings Day and the Brother I LostIn 1995, a day was created to honor our siblings. National Siblings Day, according to its web site, was created by a woman in New York whose only brother and sister had passed away too early in their lives. “Siblings,” according to the fact sheet of the Siblings Day Foundation,”are…Loss Of Sibling20 min readLoss Of Sibling20 min read
Apr 3, 2020I Grew up in a Gaslighting Family. During this Pandemic, I Refuse to be Gaslit by Donald TrumpOne day, when I was a little girl, I learned the chemical symbol of water: H2O. Since I liked to draw, I excitedly grabbed a sheet of construction paper and wrote “HOT H2O,” framing these words with a border of half-moon scallops, much like the moulding at the top of…Donald Trump7 min readDonald Trump7 min read