The Seattle Times Op-Ed authored by Wendy Barrington in the April 12 print edition is a pitch perfect exposition of what some might call Woke, i.e. a focus on systemic injustices and current racial disparities. I appreciate her clarity. Barrington … Continue reading
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Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice, and Analemmas
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Here’s a word for you: Analemma I just learned the word today, but I’ve been fascinated by them for years. About 20 years ago, we bought a globe on a stand for our living room. I began checking it whenever … Continue reading
Are There Tulips In Ukraine?
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The Joys of Spring Unless you have some sort of greenhouse, it’s hard to start plants from seed. I tried it when we lived in the country, but seeds are tricky. Things can go awry. And, as I learned the … Continue reading
Nuclear War
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I see three ways for this war to end. One, Ukraine will exhaust its forces and supply of weapons, but will not defeat Putin. At that point, it will concede the loss of some or all of its territory. Two, … Continue reading
Ukraine Disrupts My Brain
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Can you read books when war is breaking out? I’ve tried this week, but I just can’t. It was even hard to read lengthy articles about Ukraine that I want to read. I watched Biden’s Thursday press conference, and felt … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
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Wither the Blog? OMG, so much happening in the world and I’m not writing about it! Ukraine. Jan. 6. School ruckuses. Trucker ruckuses. But Covid is done, or so it seems. Actually, I’ve been taking a writing class because I … Continue reading
I Go Ballistic Over Trans Issues
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OMG. Have you ever been disappointed in a conversation? And then gone ballistic? And then thought that maybe your body needs you to calm down so you don’t have a stroke straightaway? That would be me recently. I watched a … Continue reading
Let’s Just Hibernate
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I’m looking out my window at the grayest of days. Most of the Puget Sound lowlands are getting a lot of rain. The snow level is currently about 4000’ but it will drop to 500’ tonight. That means we’ll only … Continue reading
Reflections on Risk
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One of the books in my personal library that I’ve actually read is Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks, by Geoffrey C. Kabbat. It wasn’t the book on risk that I needed at the time, but … Continue reading
Waiting for Snow
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I’m a bit past the age of waiting for Santa, but I’ll never be past the age of waiting for snow. As the weather forecast evolved over this past week, I kept checking each day (actually several times a day) … Continue reading
Still Afraid to Eat Out?
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We are still eating at home. We used to eat out a lot, and I miss it. But I’m starting to rethink things a bit. I figure that after the Omicron spike I expect to see from holiday travel, it … Continue reading
911 Concern Resolved!
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Have you ever called the office of your city council member to complain? Did you get results? I’m not especially fond my CM, but I have to give his staff a compliment. I called with a concern and I got … Continue reading
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