Category Archives: American Way
Waiting For The Winter Storm
Waiting For The Winter Storm A blizzard of ominous messages fills my feeds as I wait for this latest winter storm to blast the Northeast. Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current nameless snowstorm barreling down
Waiting For The Winter Storm
Waiting For The Winter Storm A blizzard of ominous messages fills my feeds as I wait for this latest winter storm to blast the Northeast. Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current nameless snowstorm barreling down
I Am Somebody!
“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My
I Am Somebody!
“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My
An Evil Bond Girl
Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors. Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,
An Evil Bond Girl
Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors. Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,
We All Need Moe Love
I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The
We All Need Moe Love
I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The
Puerto Rico All Dolled Up
If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the
Puerto Rico All Dolled Up
If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the
Our United States of Terror
State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been
Our United States of Terror
State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been
Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes
We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed. We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again Again
Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes
We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed. We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again Again
Execution On the Streets Of America
Saigon or Minneapolis. Is this where we are today? This morning, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen, was executed on a Minneapolis street Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA hospital who helped critically ill veterans. Our
Execution On the Streets Of America
Saigon or Minneapolis. Is this where we are today? This morning, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen, was executed on a Minneapolis street Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA hospital who helped critically ill veterans. Our
Choking on the Deluge of News
We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,
Choking on the Deluge of News
We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,
Envisioning The American Dream 