Category Archives: History
Whose Flag Is It?
I hate to say this on Flag Day but in recent years I’ve found myself fickle about the American flag. It wasn’t always so. For decades, with hand over heart, I dutifully pledged allegiance to the stars and stripes as
Whose Flag Is It?
I hate to say this on Flag Day but in recent years I’ve found myself fickle about the American flag. It wasn’t always so. For decades, with hand over heart, I dutifully pledged allegiance to the stars and stripes as
Happy Birthday Judy Garland
Judy Garland was my roommate in college. Sort of. I played this iconic album so often in college, that the grooves wore down. My first week of school at Syracuse University in the fall of 1973 was overwhelming. Nerves and
Happy Birthday Judy Garland
Judy Garland was my roommate in college. Sort of. I played this iconic album so often in college, that the grooves wore down. My first week of school at Syracuse University in the fall of 1973 was overwhelming. Nerves and
Goodbye Phone Booths
It’s the end of an era as phonebooths vanish from our landscape. Poor Clark Kent will have to find another changing room to morph into Superman. Those iconic glass and aluminum sanctuaries of privacy that once stood on nearly every
Goodbye Phone Booths
It’s the end of an era as phonebooths vanish from our landscape. Poor Clark Kent will have to find another changing room to morph into Superman. Those iconic glass and aluminum sanctuaries of privacy that once stood on nearly every
Walk In Their Shoes
Let us pray none of us ever have to walk in the shoes of a parent who lost a child to the horrors of a mass shooting by an AR-15 rifle, its devastation so complete that the only way to
Walk In Their Shoes
Let us pray none of us ever have to walk in the shoes of a parent who lost a child to the horrors of a mass shooting by an AR-15 rifle, its devastation so complete that the only way to
Remembering Robert Kennedy
1968 was no ordinary time and Robert Kennedy was no ordinary candidate. The wave of young idealists that propelled Bernie’s campaign in 2016 felt similar to that infamous year when Bobby had fired up America’s youth. Including a barely
Remembering Robert Kennedy
1968 was no ordinary time and Robert Kennedy was no ordinary candidate. The wave of young idealists that propelled Bernie’s campaign in 2016 felt similar to that infamous year when Bobby had fired up America’s youth. Including a barely
Marjorie Taylor Greene Touts Christian Nationalism
I am a domestic terrorist. So is my rabbi. My 76-year-old husband is a terrorist as well. According to Marjorie Taylor Greene so is everyone who sits at my Passover seder table. We are Jews. In God we trust. Just
Marjorie Taylor Greene Touts Christian Nationalism
I am a domestic terrorist. So is my rabbi. My 76-year-old husband is a terrorist as well. According to Marjorie Taylor Greene so is everyone who sits at my Passover seder table. We are Jews. In God we trust. Just
Royal Celebrations Fit For a Queen
Long live the Queen! Nothing seems more all-American than loving all things royal. When it comes to pomp and circumstance no one does it better. As Buckingham Palace is pulling out all the stops to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years
Royal Celebrations Fit For a Queen
Long live the Queen! Nothing seems more all-American than loving all things royal. When it comes to pomp and circumstance no one does it better. As Buckingham Palace is pulling out all the stops to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years
Memorial Day- We Must Remember This
On Memorial Day we pay homage to all the soldiers who didn’t come home. To all those we lost in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraqi, and Afghanistan, this Buds for you! Memorial Day has the word “memorial” for a
Memorial Day- We Must Remember This
On Memorial Day we pay homage to all the soldiers who didn’t come home. To all those we lost in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraqi, and Afghanistan, this Buds for you! Memorial Day has the word “memorial” for a
No More Mass Shootings
No more. There have been more mass shootings so far in 2022 than there have been days in the year. 27 alone have been school shootings. No more. Today is day 145 of the year, and the country has already
No More Mass Shootings
No more. There have been more mass shootings so far in 2022 than there have been days in the year. 27 alone have been school shootings. No more. Today is day 145 of the year, and the country has already
Hate Will Not Replace Us
Dark thoughts used to hide in the shadows. They lurked in dark alleys and dim corners. Skulking on the fringes of the far-right, they festered in darkness rarely venturing into the light. Unvarnished hate and vile white supremacist thoughts that
Hate Will Not Replace Us
Dark thoughts used to hide in the shadows. They lurked in dark alleys and dim corners. Skulking on the fringes of the far-right, they festered in darkness rarely venturing into the light. Unvarnished hate and vile white supremacist thoughts that
Envisioning The American Dream 