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I Don’t Hate President Trump. When I’m Not Angry or Outraged by Trump, I Pity Him.

August 17, 2025

When I went to the website of The Washington Post yesterday morning, this was the photo dominating the top of the screen. My reaction was to literally laugh out loud. In this handshake, President Trump is clearly trying to “look tough.” His brows are furrowed and he is looking down at the shorter President Putin. … More I Don’t Hate President Trump. When I’m Not Angry or Outraged by Trump, I Pity Him.

Motivational Music Monday: January 6 Edition

January 6, 2025

So, here it is, January 6th. January 6 in the Christian religion is Epiphany, the day the three Wise Men arrived bringing gifts of frankincense, gold, and myrrh for the baby Jesus. It is the twelfth of the 12 Days of Christmas, and so is kind of the official end of the holiday season, at … More Motivational Music Monday: January 6 Edition

America…the Beautiful? Or the Baffling?

July 4, 2023

Happy Fourth of July! Except for so many people, it doesn’t seem to be…happy, that is. The South and Midwest are suffering under dangerously high heat. The East Coast continues to breath air heavy in ash from the onging wild fires in Canada. There was another mass shooting Monday night for another unknown reason that … More America…the Beautiful? Or the Baffling?

What We Really Need to Remember from 9/11

September 12, 2021

It may not surprise you that George W. Bush is not my favorite of the living US ex-Presidents. Except for yesterday. Yesterday, he was ex-President #1 in my opinion. Yesterday, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon building outside Washington DC, all the living Presidents/ex-Presidents attended memorial services … More What We Really Need to Remember from 9/11

Poetry for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2021

While both my husband’s family and mine (at least on my father’s side) have been in the US since before Revolutionary times, it is hard to consider ourselves much other than Americans. However, both families also had roots in Ireland, so I suppose I’ve got some Irish DNA in my system. However, as I’ve said … More Poetry for St. Patrick’s Day