As we enter the Presidential Election, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has only gotten more dangerous, his lies accelerated. These excerpts below from a recent New York Times article highlight one series of false claims Trump has made regarding immigrants. The truth: Immigrants have NOT created nor made the housing crisis in this country worse. Just say …
Month: October 2024
Slipstream
Get in the slipstream, go with it, however you been, As it comes, take it, Make it, the next best thing, Slinging, bringing it all to the fore, Four more years we say again and again, potion, down the hatch, Now a little match, all we need to get in the slipstream, upstream we start, …
Prayer, Global To Local
Prayer fortifies. And I need it. I have been praying most all my life. Like most human experience probably, my faith has ebbed and flowed over that whole period of time. That said, I feel better when I pray. It sets the tone, the day, the way, my soul. Mostly it follows a common thread, …
Tasty Whisper
Funny situ, the way certain things make us feel, draw us to them... Could be a person, a look, a sense of longing, connection, Could be a comfortable pair of shoes, or shorts, or a favorite sweatshirt, Or a particularly cozy blanket, or spot on a comfy couch or oversized chair perfect for cuddling up. …
An Impassioned Plea
Pope Francis is like no other pope I've witnessed in my lifetime. Of course, part of it is that he has access to technology no prior pope had access to. That said, especially for an 87 year old dude. The following are posts he has recently made on the X platform (previously Twitter), the tone …
The Fabric of America
I heard a clip of a Trump speech recently, He was talking about how people are “coming from the Congo, and from all over Africa, And Asia, many people from Asia, and they’re all coming, and how this is bad for our country, How they are destroying the fabric of America… And we need to …
Creeping In
Don’t know why, oh so strange, oh so strange, the way I feel, Feeling this way more and more, creeping feelings at my door, More triggers now than before, don’t really understand the core, Reason for anxiety, misunderstood priority, misdirected energy spurred by events ahead, Circumstances of my choosing and not, so so strange, stomach, …
A Heartfelt Reflection: SCU Class of 1989, 35th Reunion
SCU89_R35. I like to come up with short-hand / abbreviations for things, and that’s what came to mind for our college class reunion just concluded. Another short-hand reference could very well be “lovefest”. Allow me to explain why I leap immediately to the word “love” and our classmates. Certainly, it is only my perspective I …
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Go Local
Go local when you can, For carrots, corn, or IPA, Local? GOOD. [Disclaimer: Anything under 500 miles I’d consider “local”.] Tracy, CA Oakland, CA Bakersfield, CA San Carlos, CA
Fortified
I seem to end up fortified when we come together, over time and space, then gathered, Broad swath of friends and classmates from our common experience from decades past, Classes and clubs and teams and work and internships and plenty of social, Common circumstances and experiences all, stories piled on stories on memories on memories, …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 