Disclaimer: I am not a professional in psychiatry, and my information is several decades old. That being said… Long ago and far away, I did editorial work for a psychiatrist whose specialty was early childhood depression. Given that my degree … Continue reading
Following the 2016 election, I posted a series of essays called “In Troubled Times.” I wrote about despair, fear, anger, powerlessness, and determination. Then the initial fervor faded. Exhaustion set in for me as well as for so many others. … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about reparation. I have not yet come to any conclusions, and will no doubt be pondering and thinking on this more and more. First, reparation is ‘paying back’ descendents of slaves in America. And other … Continue reading
Here in Australia we’re entirely past the elections. For what it’s worth, the Coalition won and their leader called it a ‘miracle.’ They won largely because the far right gave them lots of preferences and there was a major surge … Continue reading
Last week I talked about our electoral system. Because there were five Mondays in April, that was an extra post. Ironically, that post makes this one look like the additional one, but it’s regular. Perfectly regular. (And all puns are … Continue reading
We’re over two weeks into our election campaign and have the forever-wait ahead of us. Three weeks is our forever-wait. I’m not going to explain the full Australian political system. I live with it. The bus that takes me to … Continue reading
The weekend of 18 May is a very important one for Australia. Usually, it’s not. Let me be honest. Usually around that date we complain about the incoming cold and are upping the pressure of work to meet all the … Continue reading
Sometimes I’ll give you stories, but today I’m giving you my thoughts on whatever headlines I find on a news page. This will never get stale for Australian news is seldom dull. Australia is in election mode right now. The … Continue reading
We ate our Christmas dinner at the Moss Beach Distillery, a restaurant on the Pacific coast just south of San Francisco that dates back to the early twentieth century, when it was known as Frank’s Place after its founder, Frank … Continue reading
Of all the election victories out there, here’s the one that moved me the most: 19 African American women ran as Democrats for judgeships, most for positions in Harris County, Texas (Houston). 17 of them won. They ran as a … Continue reading
