I shared this one before. Not mine, not even U2’s originally… Originally from a now nameless writer several thousand years ago. What language was it even written in? No matter. The words ate timeless in their comfort and hope. From Psalm 40. “I wait for the Lord, he inclines and hears my cry; he lift …
Category: politics
Politics in Two Pictures: Two Nations, Two Tales
USA, 245 years, lots of work to do, fractured, bumpy democracy. Sudan, fighting for a foothold against a military dictatorship.
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Yesterday: “On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”, the major Western powers who had been at war for four years, called an armistice; the day the “war to end all wars” was paused, and hostilities soon ended. World War I. More than 8 million combatants perished; more than 11 million …
Democracy, Low and Slow: Working The Polling Center
Duties as assigned. I’m a Floater. Story of my life. Like a rover in the secondary of a football defense. Ready to help keep things together, and get the vote in, safe and secure. Monitor the kids collecting the voting station binders and ballot bags, keep the binders organized. We’ll see how it goes. What …
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RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thoughts on Twitter, one (or more) words to describe her… Missed fierce Notorious AmazingBadassFairHeroicHonorableIncredibleInspirationalPioneer Icon.
Democracy, Low and Slow
Duties as assigned. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV). Volunteering to get the vote in. The last mile. Election Night. 100 vote centers, 100 cars inbound with sealed ballot bags. People meander in and out of the ROV building, dropping off ballots. Cars slowly creep through the parking lots. There’s a nice breeze. I …
Anxiety: Constant Reminder
Anxiety is a constant reminder. At 3:00am it pops up. Thoughts churn. What is simmering on my mental back-burner? Those things are in the slow-cooker of my anxiety. It’s a revolving menu. Let them cook.
Bump Along
It’s the way forward sometimes, accept it, that’s it, that’s the post, Bump along.
Lyrics Post: “Jaded”
Conflict, disagreement, irresponsible governance, selfish, disease, war, rebuked love…all (and more) to be jaded by. I refuse to accept these as the last word. Circumstance and Evil will not win in the end. But this song…”Jaded”…from a while back, well, Green Day ripped through a good one here… “ Somebody keep my balanceI think I'm …
Slog Through
Some days, weeks, longer, Feels like we’re slogging through. Keep a little smile on the face, head down to the grindstone, thankful for what we have, Undertone though? Slogging through, legs heavy, thick on your mind, in the back, Slow go. It’s this very time, each time, to stop the slide, To pause and give …
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