A week ago, I was nervous. It turns out that I was justifiably nervous. Perhaps I was more nervous than some of my friends because I have a Twitter account. I’d also recently joined an email list with people that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Events
Seattle City Council Budget Talks
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Select Budget Committee timeline (contains a link to sign up for public comment two hours before the council’s August 3, August 5, and August 10 meetings, or a link to submit comments online.) I’ve been listening to the Seattle City … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #4
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Juneteenth It just so happens that, white child that I was, I grew up knowing about Juneteenth. I didn’t know the whole story about it, but I knew that it was a special day for black people. My dad was … Continue reading
The Men’s Group
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I live in a retirement community where those of us in our 70s are youngsters. We have a dizzying array of activities available to us including groups that focus on national and international concerns, history videos, assorted discussion groups, music … Continue reading
Seattle, Support Free Speech – Here, Now
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Support free speech! Please contact Seattle Public Library Executive Director Marcellus Turner at: chieflibrarian@spl.org From the front page of The Seattle Times, December 10, 2019: “Library weighs decision to offer room for event criticized as anti-trans” Yes, sadly, right here … Continue reading