The things that once seemed important to me, as measured by the amount of time dedicated to them, have shifted over the years, with most of them falling away. How I spent the last few days, last weekend, illustrates the shift. I will get to that after I explain what I mean by importance. Learning […]
Contrarian, I Am
Yes, a nod to Yoda. My brothers regularly announced I was the most pig-headed person they had ever met or could imagine. They just did not understand that I was an alien species. Almost true, that. I used to believe there was no way I was related to these people. Aside: How I came to […]
Slipping into the Solstice
June is zipping by with the Summer Solstice only a few days away We are indeed slipping into the future. Structuring Time I have a timeline in my mind that I visualize when I think about the 20th Century. It has a “physical” structure. I think it may reflect a calendar that I saw and […]
Ending, and Beginning
The observance of the twelve days of Christmas has ended. Daughter, born in January, and Step-daughter, born in December, are both officially a year older. 33 and 48. My family has aged. Stories of massive partying did not strafe any significant contact points with my universe. Life goes on, and I am thankful, for greeting […]
For Our Daughters
I realized that what I really wanted to do was to create ways and tools for women to find their own paths for giving to the future.
Stand and Write
I implore every blogger and online writer, every woman who knows how to write an email, a letter, or a message, to step up their writing pace to repair and what is left of democracy in our country, world, and in our minds.