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Married Women: If Griffin isn’t Bad Enough, now the US Congress is trying to Disenfranchise You

April 11, 2025

This week I wrote about the Griffin list, which seeks to throw out 65,000+ votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race (click here and here to read those posts). Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives just passed a bill that could disenfranchise up to half of all US voters, with additional administrative requirements for … More Married Women: If Griffin isn’t Bad Enough, now the US Congress is trying to Disenfranchise You

What a Spectacular Saturday!

April 6, 2025

Saturday, April 5 was one great day for me. It was the first day of the Regular Season of our local Farmers Market, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market. Our Market runs all year long, but many farmers and other vendors don’t come during the “Winter Market” (November through March). Thus, the first day of the … More What a Spectacular Saturday!

Save the Date: April 5 Is a Nonviolent National Demonstration in Support of the Constitution

March 19, 2025

Last week, I was feeling at least a little bit better about our national politics? For better or worse, our government was funded. There was at least a possibility about a ceasefire with Gaza and Israel and Russia and Ukraine? And many court decisions had ruled against what the Trump administration had been doing, and … More Save the Date: April 5 Is a Nonviolent National Demonstration in Support of the Constitution

Shock and Activate: FOIA Edition

March 12, 2025

Does the idea that Elon Musk and his minions (someone who calls himself online “Big Balls”? Really?) have been able to access your personal information bother you? If not, skip this post. But if so, there IS something you can do about it. Yesterday, I got an email from US Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democratic … More Shock and Activate: FOIA Edition

Motivational Music Monday: We Are Edition

March 3, 2025

Given that tomorrow is Mardi Gras, it seems only right to have a New Orleans native musician for today’s inspiration. And when I think of modern musicians from New Orleans, one name comes immediately to mind: Jon Batiste. Like many others, I first became aware of this talented artist when he was leading the house … More Motivational Music Monday: We Are Edition

Shock and Activate: February 28 Economic Blackout Edition

February 24, 2025

US citizens concerned about the policies and personnel in President Trump’s administration have lots of ways we can make our disagreements known. We can contact our elected representatives, especially those in the US Congress, and communicate our opinions. (Note: I will do a post soon with details about how to do that.) Congressional members who … More Shock and Activate: February 28 Economic Blackout Edition

Motivational Music Monday: We Can Try

February 24, 2025

Last week was a more peaceful week personally, because everyone was snowed in for three days, but continued to be upsetting nationally, particularly around the issues of the Ukraine and all the firings among the upper military officers and replacements with people who appear to be much less qualified except for their fealty to President … More Motivational Music Monday: We Can Try

Truth Matters

February 22, 2025

I’m sure we would all love to have peace in Ukraine. I’m sure we would all love to have peace in all nations in our world that are in armed conflict. But one thing I’m pretty sure of is that you can’t achieve a peace agreement when one of the two parties at war isn’t … More Truth Matters

Motivational Music Monday: Blackbird

February 10, 2025

This past week, during Black History Month, Beyoncé became the first female African American performer to win the top prize of Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy awards. Many felt it was an honor long overdue for the artist who has received the most Grammy nominations of all time. She won for her … More Motivational Music Monday: Blackbird

Will “We the People of the United States” Keep Our Republic?

February 7, 2025

On the closing day of the US Constitutional Convention in 1787, the fundamental governmental document guiding our nation was drafted. Pennsylvania delegate Dr. Ben Franklin was asked by a citizen, “Well, Doctor, what have we got…a Republic or a Monarchy?” Dr. Franklin replied: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” Recent events raise that question … More Will “We the People of the United States” Keep Our Republic?