My Daily Blog
posted 2 months ago | 0 comments
Pet Tails or Is It Tales?
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Hi, my name is Lucy the Wonder Dog. My pet Jessi usually writes here, but sometimes I want to tell about my life as well.
First I live in Mpls, with a couple of cats (Frijole and Miss Emily) and my two mommies. I am a cat herder as well as a bal...
First I live in Mpls, with a couple of cats (Frijole and Miss Emily) and my two mommies. I am a cat herder as well as a bal...
The Longest Winter
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Normally I handle Minnesota winters fairly well. After all, I enjoy the snow, and cold weather is not a big deal. This year however has been the exception. S.A.D. (Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder) has hit me hard in spite of full spectrum lighting...
EONS and Corporate Immorality...Amorality
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Recently EONS made a decision to allow membership by anyone over 13. People were upset in significant numbers, but I confess the prospect of large numbers of young people joining did not bother me too much.
What did bother me, alienate me was the...
What did bother me, alienate me was the...
Then the Bridge Was No More
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
It was Wednesday evening, and tonight was my writing group. Not long after 6 PM, I climbed into my car, choosing to follow the River Road Pkwy to get there. I near the area where the Stone Arch Bridge is located, and there is a police line. People...
Emergency Powers declared by Bush
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
On the 17th, the President declared emergency powers with an edict. At first glance it seems to be to prevent those who do violence against America. But further reading suggests only intent, or connection even if unwitting to a group where one mem...
Reflections for today on the creative process
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
As I work feverishly on my great American novel, it seems so effortless. But appearances can be deceiving. Oh the essence of my story and my characters flows like water from the font, for my stories though fiction bear enough semblance to truth to...
Dear Mr. President: An Open Letter of Rage
posted over 2 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 5 comments
Dear Mr. President:
Please let's take a walk, just as the song from Pink says. But whatever you do, do not walk behind me. You see Sir, I no longer trust you or respect you, and though I fear you, there is much that must be said.
Last night on C...
Please let's take a walk, just as the song from Pink says. But whatever you do, do not walk behind me. You see Sir, I no longer trust you or respect you, and though I fear you, there is much that must be said.
Last night on C...
Democracy. A Reprieve?
posted over 2 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 2 comments
I was heartened to see the many responses to my previous post regarding the compromise of our democracy. A few points need addressing I think.
First, yes we are a representative democracy, that is, we rely on our elected officials to make the dec...
First, yes we are a representative democracy, that is, we rely on our elected officials to make the dec...
Death of American Democracy
posted over 3 years ago | 9 comments
On October 17, 2006, the U.S. Constitution died. After repeated efforts to preserve it’s vital liberties, the death went unnoticed by most of an American public, more concerned it seems with other matters. Terrorism was blamed as the cause, but ot...
