Monthly Archives: January 2022

The Horror of the Holocaust Never Deny and Never Forget
Never Forget. Those words were seared into me as a child. Today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jews come together as a community to say we will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Even as some American schools choose

The Horror of the Holocaust Never Deny and Never Forget
Never Forget. Those words were seared into me as a child. Today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jews come together as a community to say we will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Even as some American schools choose

Like Father, Like Son? Tale of the Juniors
Oh, the heavy burden of carrying a legendary name. When it comes to Juniors with famous monikers, a Kennedy is currently running neck and neck with a Trump for the title as a world-class looney toon and embarrassment to a

Like Father, Like Son? Tale of the Juniors
Oh, the heavy burden of carrying a legendary name. When it comes to Juniors with famous monikers, a Kennedy is currently running neck and neck with a Trump for the title as a world-class looney toon and embarrassment to a

Women’s March on Washington- Five Years Later
The first Women’s March was five years ago -half a decade of women fighting to defeat Trumpism. It was historical. The largest single-day demonstration in recorded US history. That March felt like democracy at its best. Who could have imagined

Women’s March on Washington- Five Years Later
The first Women’s March was five years ago -half a decade of women fighting to defeat Trumpism. It was historical. The largest single-day demonstration in recorded US history. That March felt like democracy at its best. Who could have imagined

House Under Water
In another installment of Sally’s Sob Story…. Today’s episode: “House Under Water.” When we last left our heroine, many thought she has successfully outrun the cruel sheriff in foreclosing her beloved home and that was all far behind her. Some

House Under Water
In another installment of Sally’s Sob Story…. Today’s episode: “House Under Water.” When we last left our heroine, many thought she has successfully outrun the cruel sheriff in foreclosing her beloved home and that was all far behind her. Some

Art Show-Agency Feminist Art and Power
I am very honored to be included in a new show Agency: Feminist Art and Power, organized in partnership with the Feminist Art Project and curated by Karen M. Gutfreund, which will be presented in the Museum of Sonoma

Art Show-Agency Feminist Art and Power
I am very honored to be included in a new show Agency: Feminist Art and Power, organized in partnership with the Feminist Art Project and curated by Karen M. Gutfreund, which will be presented in the Museum of Sonoma

Why Dogs Rule
Today it’s all about the dogs. In honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday today, I share a wonderful world that once lived in my young imagination, a world I think that she would support wholeheartedly- I called it ArfLand a

Why Dogs Rule
Today it’s all about the dogs. In honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday today, I share a wonderful world that once lived in my young imagination, a world I think that she would support wholeheartedly- I called it ArfLand a

To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love
In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm

To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love
In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm

Traitor Trump Never Forget
January 6, 2021 It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And ego. And that is the truth. The truth is there must be accountability. “No one can place

Traitor Trump Never Forget
January 6, 2021 It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And ego. And that is the truth. The truth is there must be accountability. “No one can place

A Mother’s Lessons on Vaccine Advocacy Not Hesitancy
Today’s epidemic of COVID vaccine hesitancy and resistance among mothers would be something totally baffling to my own mid-century mother. “Hesitant about what?” I imagine her asking incredulously? “Saving their child’s life? Resistant to saving neighbors? Who ever heard of

A Mother’s Lessons on Vaccine Advocacy Not Hesitancy
Today’s epidemic of COVID vaccine hesitancy and resistance among mothers would be something totally baffling to my own mid-century mother. “Hesitant about what?” I imagine her asking incredulously? “Saving their child’s life? Resistant to saving neighbors? Who ever heard of

Irony When You Least Expect It
I’m a gal who loves irony. My readers know I don’t skimp on it in my perspective. There is often a hefty helping of it in much of what I write. Sometimes irony just stares you in the face when

Irony When You Least Expect It
I’m a gal who loves irony. My readers know I don’t skimp on it in my perspective. There is often a hefty helping of it in much of what I write. Sometimes irony just stares you in the face when