Recently I was stuck in traffic and noticed a bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It read “God Bless Our Troops. Especially the Snipers”. The first part – God Bless Our Troops – okay I get that. Of course we all uphold the courage and sacrifice of the brave men and women […]
With some regularity while out and about, I’ll encounter a child being verbally abused. A parent or caretaker may be aggressive, demeaning, or threatening to the child. The child’s pain is palpable, as he tries to compact himself into an even smaller package. Lest we ever forget, in these moments a parent’s absolute power over […]
Insurrection. Isn’t that what is supposed to happen in countries whose names we can’t pronounce? Or countries we look down upon? That was before. Before January 6th, when there was insurrection in the United States. In the capitol city, Washington DC. In the temple of our democracy, the US Congress. On the other hand, isn’t […]
I was sitting with the African American Mom of a preschooler and we were chatting about kid things. Her family had recently moved and her four year-old son had just begun attending a new preschool. I am White. She was saying that the curriculum and routine were quite similar at both schools, something that had […]
Around the corner from me a few boys have a garage band. It seems to consist of a couple of electric guitars and a drummer. They’re loud, enthusiastic, and practice in all weathers. And they sound good, really good. Garage bands are supposedly a throwback to the early years of rock music, when they were […]