The Lost Generation One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Summer nights lying on the grass, after chores, with a bowl of green grapes resting on stomachs. The stars slowly brighten across the darkening sky. The last generation to witness their pure beauty. Yes, real stars before satellites littered the sky, invading and diminishing the …
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Spectrum of Humanity
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. (Horace Mann)
The Last Resort- How Clever and Contrite
The Eagles Concerts Many years ago, like 45, for Christmas, I gave a good friend and me two tickets to see The Eagles in Berkley. It was great fun. It was not a last resort. That night, they introduced a new song, I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY. It was Timothy B. Schmit’s first lead in …
Boundaries: Limits vs. Rules
Boundaries, the current trend to justify association and dissociation from a chosen group or individual, needs some boundaries to the boundaries. As I understand it, boundaries are limits I, as a person, set up to protect my sanity and safety from what I interpret as unacceptable or disrespectful behavior. This behavior is often associated with …
UNTIL YOU FEEL THIS: A Timely Documentary
Ukrainian women and children share their refugee exeperiences.
Wet Backs
I interacted with the Hispanic people, and I can tell you from personal knowledge that the Hispanic people I met, know, and love are not the people Donald Trump refers to in such derogatory, ugly, and bigoted ways.
The Edge of My Life
The Lodgepole pine and cypress trees camouflage single homes nesting on the edge of the ocean cliffs. The fence signs warn trespassers. Electric gates, bar access, and not-so-hidden cameras promise exposure to those who defy the written and unwritten warnings. Private property, stay out. In addition to the fences, signs, and gates, these estate owners …
Festival Update
UNTIL YOU FEEL THIS, a documentary about Ukrainian refugees, has been selected by four festivals. I am honored to have met these women and their children. Their stories and experiences allowed me to understand the Ukrainian war and the plight of immigrants.
Lose/Lose Options
What are our options? 3. If Mr. Trump concedes, which he states he will not do, and Ms. Harris becomes President, what am I even thinking? There will never be unity in our country again. How do I know? I have lost relationships, and I will lose more because one man has decided it has …
Toronto International Women Film Festival Selectee
Selected for the Toronto International Women Film Festival