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- 1/6 two year anniversary
- Bervin’s grandmother’s advice to K McCarthy
- human frailty, mendacity, and George Santos – plus pink boxing gloves
- last train from Gun Hill – and Ukraine
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Category Archives: politics
prejudice by any other name is still prejudice
Last night I had a conversation with my cousin Gaylen (son of Ray) who lives near the area demolished by a large tornado that swept south of Houston, Texas yesterday. Thankfully Gaylen and his family escaped damage, but I was … Continue reading
a man of letters (8) – combat! January, 1945
In the summer of 2018, I published a series of letters my dad wrote during his life. I hadn’t read them since then, but sometimes the war in Europe jars my memories to an earlier war known as World War … Continue reading
it’s a simple matter of justice – remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1993 March on Washington for LGBTQ Equality Thirty years ago this April I marched with the South Carolina delegation in the 1993 March on Washington. It was a life-changing experience not only for me but for hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading
1/6 two year anniversary
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” —Maya Angelou Today, January 6th., is our day to remember the wrenching pain of watching the vicious attack on the US Capitol … Continue reading
Bervin’s grandmother’s advice to K McCarthy
A petite Black woman presiding over the sixth ballot to determine the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives hammered the gavel to close the count results late yesterday afternoon with GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unable to secure … Continue reading
Posted in Life, politics, racism, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged 118th congress, GOP was party of Lincoln, historical perspective last time multiple ballots was in 1923, McCarthy fails in six ballots to win Speaker, republicans in turmoil in House, sixth ballot for speaker fails to elect one
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human frailty, mendacity, and George Santos – plus pink boxing gloves
“We all want life to be simple and our relationships to be enchanted, and then along comes human frailty. Before we know it, all will be lost,” said postmistress Dorcas Lane to Minnie her maid in one of my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged attorney general merrick garland, dorcas lane in lark rise to candleford, holiday wishes from Pretty and me, New Year, pink boxing gloves for christmas, slava ukraini, the lies of george santos, truth telling
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last train from Gun Hill – and Ukraine
In 1959 when I was thirteen years old, my daddy decided unexpectedly to take my mama and me to a movie in Houston, Texas. This was HUGE for me because (1) my daddy never wanted to spend any money on … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Random, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged 1959 movie last train from gun hill, anthony quinn, first war time president to address congress since churchill, kirk douglas, president zelenskyy, slava ukraini, speaker nancy pelosi, vice president kamala harris
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dear Santa, send boxing gloves
Before you ask yourself whether you’ve read this story before, I can say possibly – it’s a seasonal favorite of mine. This year my good friend Ed Madden’s annual holiday letter included a fabulous vintage Christmas card of a boxing … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged boxing gloves, bubble lights, christmas presents, christmas tree, christmas wrapping paper and bows, date loaf, divinity, evening in paris perfume, family gatherings at christmas, ginger ale and lime sherbet punch, jewelry box, santa christmas letter, see's candies, slava ukraini, vintage christmas card
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Grade for Republicans in Midterms: D
Dobbs + Deniers + Donald = Defeat Pretty, who follows political predictors via Twitter, kept telling me all weekend that the Dems were going to maintain control of the Senate but I couldn’t breathe a sigh of relief until I … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged 01/06 insurrection and committee hearings, 2022 us midterm elections, boots on the ground, culinary union in nevada, democrats still control Senate, dobbs decision, election deniers, House too early to call, inflation, joe biden, Pretty's Twitter election predictors, young voters
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gimme a break – no, seriously – time out?
The mid term elections are in the past now, but my nerves continue to jingle jangle like the spurs on my boots used to do as I anxiously await outcomes. I find myself turning to movies of questionable taste on … Continue reading
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