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Life it's a sticky-wicket . Being Human is not a dinner party... My own powers of self-delusion are strong, but at the same time, I use ...

Sure lots of turmoil and hurly-burly. But then little moments of ZEN every day.  The above photo was taken on my ususal late morning jaunt i...

  "Earlier in the day students from Little Village Lawndale High School held a walk out to protest recent immigration enforcement actio...

Folk #1: Yes. It is outrageous that the U.S. Government is at war with Blue Cities (see previous post) . Of course it is a war ginned up ...

Folk #1: "Tentative, uncertain idea here. We are winning the vibes here in Chicagoland. Neighbors helping neighbors in the face of IC...

Folk #1: "We know people, who know people, who are being terrorized & assaulted by ICE here in our beautiful town, and surrounding ...

This conversation, published this morning, between Paul Krugman and Erica Chenoweth is just the tonic I needed: https://paulkrugman.substac...

 Folk #1: I'm not a doomer or a fatalist. I just don't roll that way. Still all of this turmoil & destruction unleashed by the c...

  Folk #1: Good Lord. I think of myself as strong-willed, strong-minded, not easily rattled. But I must admit that the unrelenting onslaugh...

Well. The sky isn't falling on our heads. We have that going for us. Beyond that, yikes, things seem to be hurtling out of control. The...

  Folk #1:  "Can this be real? Yes. It is really real. This lawless, immoral, very corrupt and stupid President is literally overseei...

Folk #1: "I don't want to make more of it than what is was, but what it was, was magnificent. Saturday's No Kings rally & ...

Ah... well... that's the America we know & love... What happened yesterday? "One of the largest mass mobilizations in American...

Folk #1 : "The Wonder and the Horror. The Goodness & the Terribleness. That's the Human Thing. You have to somehow navigate th...

  We were sitting on our favorite bench yesterday. Mid-afternoon. Watching the clouds drift across the sky, watching the waves crashing into...

Folk #1: "Don't think too far ahead, or too far back. I think that's good advice. I mean, I am not saying I have it all figu...

Be Hopeful. Be willing to Dream.  Keep your feet on the ground. Love Truth. Hate Hatred. Be willing to change. Be open-minded. Be open-heart...

Simple, compelling message. Nothing radical here. This is a movement of people who love America and love American Democracy, the Rule of La...

We took a break from the madness yesterday, and went to a movie in a beautiful thriving, neighborhood in Chicago, anyone telling you that th...

ICE is an abomination. It should be abolished. They are on the streets, in our neighborhoods, terrorizing hard-working, peaceful citizens. ...