Dear Friends: In January of 2018 my site manager, Shana Fields, completely updated the site’s registrations and software. The site now works quite easily and everything previously posted is still there in clear formatting. It was my intention to resume postings as our … [Read more...] about Jones Update (4-12-18)
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This Past Year Must Not Be Repeated in the New Year! [1-1-18]
I wrote this piece a couple of weeks ago. Brooded over it. Posting now with raw misgivings, disarming sadness, but some glimmers of hope. Dear Friends: In the violent and hateful culture in which we live today, neighbors can seem likeenemies, and except for me andthee our … [Read more...] about This Past Year Must Not Be Repeated in the New Year! [1-1-18]
Thanksgiving, Maybe? [11-24-17]
Friends: Thanksgiving is a distinctive American holiday/celebration now wavering under historical battles and assaults. Just hand over the holiday to commercial interests and forget the nostalgic rigamarole. Well, I cannot quite do that. Trump irritates me because he undermines … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving, Maybe? [11-24-17]
New Subscribers, and Grammar Site Map [11/17/17]
New Subscribers, and Grammar Site Map My recent post on Dorothy Messenger as Saint said what I wanted to say but the formatting was clumsy. It was all my fault and indicative of my own aging and confusions and awkwardness. I had failed to take account of new Mac software … [Read more...] about New Subscribers, and Grammar Site Map [11/17/17]
Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly 9-14-17
Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly Friends: It is hard to get up much writing-steam when your beloved spouse of 58 years slowly dies of a disorienting and untreatable brain disease. And my own capacity for charging-on has been complicated by a heart disorder and the … [Read more...] about Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly 9-14-17