Category Archives: Middle Class

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

Hair Washing Day

Yesterday morning after I showered and washed my hair I decided to take Moe out for a walk. Forgoing my usual blow drying, I chose to walk him with a head of wet hair letting the air dry it. Feeling

Hair Washing Day

Yesterday morning after I showered and washed my hair I decided to take Moe out for a walk. Forgoing my usual blow drying, I chose to walk him with a head of wet hair letting the air dry it. Feeling

A Place Called Hope

Have we all just landed in a place called Hope? Damn, it feels so good. Suddenly within 24 hours, doom scrolling has turned into hope scrolling. As though a laser came down to zap everyone, there is a surge of

A Place Called Hope

Have we all just landed in a place called Hope? Damn, it feels so good. Suddenly within 24 hours, doom scrolling has turned into hope scrolling. As though a laser came down to zap everyone, there is a surge of

How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television

  Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump  is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a

How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television

  Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump  is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a

Artists Talk ACCESS An Ordinary Notion

  The legacy of suffragist Alice Paul brought to life on the stage in the Tony award-winning production of Suffs, was also the inspiration behind  ACCESS: An Ordinary Notion an exhibition I am honored to be part of at the

Artists Talk ACCESS An Ordinary Notion

  The legacy of suffragist Alice Paul brought to life on the stage in the Tony award-winning production of Suffs, was also the inspiration behind  ACCESS: An Ordinary Notion an exhibition I am honored to be part of at the

Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?

Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article

Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?

Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

Whose Flag Is It?

The world feels upside down. Right is wrong. Up is down. Including the American flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. The inverted flag a symbol of the “Stop the Steal Movement” flew over Justice Alito’s house after January

Whose Flag Is It?

The world feels upside down. Right is wrong. Up is down. Including the American flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. The inverted flag a symbol of the “Stop the Steal Movement” flew over Justice Alito’s house after January

Wake Up and Smell The Coffee Rudy 

Mmmmm, I love the smell of grift in the morning! What red-blooded America wouldn’t want to start their day with a piping hot mug of Rudy Coffee to sip while studying your Trump Bible? Rudy’s new drip coffee has notes

Wake Up and Smell The Coffee Rudy 

Mmmmm, I love the smell of grift in the morning! What red-blooded America wouldn’t want to start their day with a piping hot mug of Rudy Coffee to sip while studying your Trump Bible? Rudy’s new drip coffee has notes