We underestimate the value of what we receive and what we give. Social capital was discussed when women moved from voluntary activities in the workplace in the 1970s. Social capital is the value of your connections and voluntary activities. The … Read More
The March for Jobs and Freedom Rustin is the new documentary streaming and produced by Michelle and Barack Obama. It is an important piece of Civil Rights history, the first commercially produced film I have seen with the jousting among … Read More
Head for the HillsJoan Dobbie & Sharon JohnsonZoom Link!Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 – 8:30Join Two Wonderful Oregon Poets Zoom Link! Please note, the doors will open at 5:30 Pacific Time, and the reading will begin at 6:00. Dale Champlin is inviting … Read More
Head for the HillsJoan Dobbie & Sharon JohnsonZoom Link!Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 – 8:30Join Two Wonderful Oregon Poets Bring your latest and most exciting poem to read! Zoom Link! Please note, the doors will open at 5:30 Pacific Time, and the reading … Read More
“Don’t bleed on my floor” vs. “How do you feel?” “Don’t bleed on my clean kitchen floor,” my mother told my brother, who had fallen off his bike and abraded his leg from knee to ankle. “Go outside and wash … Read More
Many reasons why we should be glad not to be Queen Queen Camilla’s hands were seen shaking at some public event. She’s 76 years old. She probably needs to sit down, put her feet up and have a cuppa. She … Read More
The juxtaposition of likes and opposites Robert Mapplethorpe and Michelangelo I had just taken a picture of my companion, a dark-skinned black man, with a white-painted come-to-life mime. The mimes posed still as statuary until they moved, startling us with … Read More
A poem for October Nostalgia and Other Lies Red maple leaf, Canadian flag bright Oak leaf crayola yellow Iron between two sheets of wax paper Label for school project and scrapbook Read O. Henry story “The Last Leaf” and Poem … Read More
He’s a pragmatist, underneath all the required posturing Tom Emmer was the guest speaker at a local chamber of commerce meeting I attended some years ago. I was representing a new healthcare facility in his district and was at the … Read More
Traveling in the Oregon Outback I had traveled to the high desert of Oregon to see the annular eclipse. The October sunshine highlighted the yellow leaves on trees among the tall timber on my drive across the Cascades pass. As … Read More