Perseverance, Writing, & Middle Age
I came late to the writing party. Not because I meant to be late, but because I got lost. That’s what we do sometimes, little girls with big dreams of…
Read moreDear Indiana
Oh Indiana, what have you done now? With your racecars and basketball and well-regarded universities, why do you need to hate? I spent last weekend loving, not hating. While your…
Read moreReflecting on Ed Snowden
It’s Valentine’s Day, and there I am, at the Hawaii Convention Center hanging out with Edward Snowden. Yes, that Edward Snowden. Him, his lawyer, the ACLU, a few FBI agents and Homeland…
Read moreA New Year – And a Word.
I gave up on New Year’s resolutions several years ago. You know the drill – you start off all enthusiastic and focused, and by March, the focus blurs and the…
Read moreThe Stupid Decisions of Ray Rice and Roger Goodell
I can’t decide whether to think NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is a misogynist, a company yes-man, or just the village idiot. Surely no reasonably-thinking person believes the NFL Commissioner when he says…
Read moreBullets and Burgers? Seriously, Folks.
I should be working. I have assignments, bills to pay, stuff to do. But seriously, folks. Bullets and Burgers? Did we really have to endure the pain of a nine…
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