I’ve seen the riches, and they are many. An errand took us to downtown Bellevue today. Awhile back another errand took me to an area east of downtown, but today we hit the center of the wealthy part of town. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Resistance
Talking to “Others”
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Today I spoke to a local unit of the Seattle King County League of Women Voters about my recent discussions with a new (to me) group of people who do not share my voting tendencies. As you may recall, I … Continue reading
Independence Feels Good
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I’ve been talking with a new group of people recently. Many of them consider themselves politically independent. Some of them voted for Trump. Some, reluctantly. Some of them voted for Biden. Some, reluctantly. None of them are crazy. They’re diverse … Continue reading
Contemplations #1
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Welcome to a new series of posts for 2021 A Universal Human Condition? I have a new group of online friends. I found them when I was searching for Trump voters who might speak to me about their view of … Continue reading
Tinkering with the First Amendment
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Just for the record, I’m opposed to tinkering with the First Amendment right now. I acknowledge that the rise of the Internet and social media apps have created serious challenges for us. But the censorship proposals that are coming from … Continue reading
Welcome, 2021! So Glad You’re Here.
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Making Streets Into Food Courts A week ago, December 27, 2020, we left our small town motel room to find a coffee shop. What we found was a mixture of delight and trouble. A block away, we turned onto a … Continue reading
Can One Person Resist Woke?
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Update: Here’s the resignation letter from Jodi Shaw. She turned down a financial settlement offer from Smith College because it would have silenced her. https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/whistleblower-at-smith-college-resigns Some of you will have read White Fragility. Some of you will have read about … Continue reading
Trumpism vs Wokeism
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Note: So as not to confuse people who are searching for articles on Asian cooking, I have edited my spelling, changing wokism to wokeism. There are lots of bad reasons for voting for Trump. But recently I’ve learned of a … Continue reading
They Them Their
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I thought I was ready to encounter they, them, and their. I don’t pretend to understand all of the angles of transgenderism and gender fluidity, but I had thought I was on a live and let live track. I guess … Continue reading
Voting a Straight D Ticket
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Ballots are coming! What shall I do? No, I’m not debating Trump or Biden. I don’t mean Culp or Inslee. I’m talking about candidates further down the ballot. Specifically, I’m talking about our Secretary of State, Kim Wyman. I’m talking … Continue reading
Before and After
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Good news! I was not the only person who didn’t like this wall. Other people fixed it before I got there, but I did do a little bit to help it along! Yup, I’m now a graffiti artist. My walk … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #6
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Masks Are the New Socks I know I’m not the only person with a sock fetish because even book stores sell socks. They’re everywhere! But they have competition now: masks. Yup. Pretty masks, cute masks, funny masks, distinguished masks, masks … Continue reading
