Category Archives: politics
RESISTANCE?
The definition of RESISTANCE – an underground organization of a conquered or nearly conquered country engaging in sabotage and secret operations against occupation forces and collaborators. There has been a lot of talk about a forming resistance movement in the … Continue reading
JUST A THOUGHT
First paragraphs from the Washington Post article, by Aaron Blake – February 16, 2017 “President Trump is facing multiple potential investigations, dealing with an administration that leaks like a sieve and still wrestling with heavy policy decisions on the Affordable Care Act, … Continue reading
LIPSTICK ON A PIG
There’s a thing floating around on Facebook these days. If everyone posts fine art instead of political rhetoric on their sites, it will flood Facebook with beauty instead of the other stuff. I admit, I got suckered into it too. … Continue reading
KATHY RANT
I’ve been considering what kind of work to do, now that I’m retired. In checking the employment opportunities, I happened to come across the salaries being paid to activists for various causes. I was surprised to see the going wage is … Continue reading
WOMEN ON PARADE
“Don’t shut yourself up in a bandbox because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take your part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.” ~Louisa May Alcott I’m … Continue reading
A FRESH START
Our country inaugurated a new president yesterday. Protesters lined the streets, jeering voices spewed obscenities, violent behavior erupted. Just like any other day. We could say these acts of vandalism and hatred were freedom’s voice speaking loud and clear, but … Continue reading
SUBMIT
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln Today we await the transfer of power as one president leaves office and another takes the oath … Continue reading
CONSCIENCE
Conscience is defined by Webster as an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior. Martin Luther spoke of his conscience as being captive to the Word of God and that he … Continue reading
PIONEER SPIRIT
Photograph my ancestors on the prairie of Montana over a hundred years ago. We hear a lot today about the pioneer spirit – especially in regard to the first woman president. I’ve already cast my vote and I feel I’ve made the … Continue reading
WAG THE DOG
A POST FROM MY ARCHIVES A COUPLE YEARS OLD, BUT STILL PERTINENT TODAY In 1997 a film was released which was filled with espionage, media hype, a war, a scandal, a movie producer with exceptional PR skills and lots of … Continue reading
