My dystopian future
Friday September 11 2020 Living within minutes of the Dayton International Airport means we live under a flight path or two. Sometimes a passenger plane passing over our sycamore trees will catch my attention and I’ll imagine the destinations of the travelers. Maybe there’s a guy preparing his notes for a job interview in Chicago … Continue reading 89. A new kind of quiet
Sunday September 6 2020 My husband’s Aunt Jean was one of the last of the Greatest Generation of our family when she passed in 2016. She was a remarkably intelligent woman, with a sharp sarcastic wit that kept you at constant attention. Jean was not a woman to be dismissed. She was a force, a … Continue reading 87. Corralling wild polio
Tuesday September 1 2020 You know, I write this journal all the time. In my head. Every time an interesting factoid or experience crosses my path, I make not only a mental note, but pretty much put together a couple of ethereal paragraphs. There are two lies I tell myself. That’s a huge muffin. … Continue reading 85. Footnotes of History
Monday August 24 2020 A Quinnipiac poll in June showed Governor DeWine's approval rating at an all-time high of 75%. His approval among his fellow Republicans is 76 percent, among independents it's 74 percent, and among Democrats it's 81 percent.poll.qu.edu/ohio In the face of the high approval ratings for Governor DeWine, among the highest of … Continue reading 83. Let’s refocus
Tuesday August 4 2020 One year ago, a man unleashed a barrage of bullets on a bustling Dayton, Ohio, nightspot, killing nine people, including his sister Megan and forever changing the Oregon District. Seventeen other people were injured by gunfire that night, as well as more than two dozen who sustained injuries in the stampede … Continue reading 73. Dayton Strong
Sunday August 2 2020 In early April of this year, a photojournalist sent a drone over Hart Island, located near Long Island, NY. Footage revealed large trenches with people in hazmat-style personal protection gear stacking dozens of coffins. Recall early spring was the time when the quarantines had just started and as a nation we … Continue reading 72. Hart Island
Wednesday July 22 2020 As we move through the headlines of 2020, two books come to mind that have stayed with me long after I closed the covers. In both, I’m surprised that they are not more well known. Maybe they are in other circles than mine. Before the coronavirus, the topic of childhood immunizations … Continue reading 63. Words Before Are Now
Sunday June 21 2020 Earlier this year the company Land O’Lakes announced they would be changing the packaging on their butter by removing the “Indian maiden” image. Originally the image of the Native American Woman, who was given the name Mia, was kneeling and offering a tray of butter to the viewer. Her image was … Continue reading 45. The syrup’s a bit off
Friday June 19 2020 Today is Juneteenth, a day memorialized as the day of emancipation of enslaved people. NPR started with this factoid, then followed up with a story about the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, a horrific event that is not generally taught on school curriculum nor included in American History textbooks. When did … Continue reading 44. Toxic history
Tuesday June 2 2020 Oh, FFS. Can we go back to worrying about COVID-19, please? This super-bug has no discrimination or bigotry. It is an Equal Rights virus. Our country is imploding. Like a match to the drapes, this new fever is spreading without thought. Every opinion is stated as a fact of absolutes. If … Continue reading 38. Opposition
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