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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

You Just Scream

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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Boston Women's March

What I found coolest about today was the respect and solidarity. I walked with a river of women, with everyone who came along because they understand what I've been saying for years: feminism is for everyone. Signs declared truth, everything from "Black Lives Matter" to "If You Cut Off My Reproductive Choice, Can I Cut Off Yours?" The gay guys, always THE BEST, came out with "Born This Way" and "You Can't Defund Love." One guy nailed it, his sign...
Women's March, Boston Common Because fuck this guy. The pin on my purple beret is gift from my Jenny. At our 20th college reunion (2012) she surprised our group of five by giving one to each of us. My girls are always with me, but especially today. Related: The Revolution Will Be Digitiz...

Friday, January 20, 2017

Preserve What Is Good and Fruitful

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Betsy DeVos Is Not Qualified To Be Secretary of Education

This is a dangerous person....

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Knowledge is Power. But So Is Power.

Coming from a working class Sicilian family, going to college was something of an ordeal. No one in my immediate family had ever gone to college. Mom got her high school equivalency when I was in 8th grade (I helped her with her homework), and my father went to work in the family waste removal business, National Guard and then painting/contracting. When I brought up college the first time, despite my good grades and a penchant for wordsmithery,...

Monday, January 16, 2017

FB Questionnaire: Top 10 Records of My Teens

Sixteen. This latest Facebook questionnaire asks you to name the top ten records of your teen years. This one sparked more than a few, shall we say, enthusiastic discussions among my social network. There were some near-Unfriending incidents. Granted, mine is a particularly musically-charged gang of misfits. Dear friends absolutely demolish each other over hot button issues such as whether or not Billy Squire got robbed. (Update: Don't @ me.) Songs...

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

TRUMP PLANS WHITE HOUSE REMODEL

Home Depot Thrilled! 1-GAL GOLD PAINT QTY: 570 *Free Shipping! Expect it Jan 18* Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought The Office Of The Leader Of the Free World...

Sunday, January 1, 2017

FB Questionnaire: Holiday Games

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? I am glad that I saw this after breakfast and not right when I woke up. Because a tangerine, then....