Reflections

Ripping children from their asylum-seeking parents at the border is a national disgrace, and the outrage is international.   I’m depressed. I’m not suicidal or homicidal, because I’m not at the point where I’ve lost all hope. But THIS! THIS is bringing me very close to the abyss.   https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1427123614099052/   If this is what we…

  The Day DeForest Kelley Died “Oh, God. This is it…” It’s nearing noon on June 11th, 1999. “De’s going to die. Today.” I knew it when I left that morning to have dental stitches removed and to run an errand for the Kelleys (I mailed off their tax returns, because nothing is certain except…

Because so many people in industrialized countries are so often removed from our agrarian roots, we’ve lost touch with why various things are called what they’re called…and with how we characterize some of our own actions… Right now I’m thinking of ducks because I bought three ducklings four days ago. Watching them swim in my…

I’m a rare overcomer in the transgender community, but it has been a semi-regular battle all these years to divert my focus away from what’s missing (I’m  a man in a woman’s body) and what’s added that keeps the general public insisting that I’m a woman based on flappy front appendages that I have hated…

Politics in The Twilight Zone Mental health counselors are dealing with unprecedented numbers of clients who are seeking help as a direct result of Trump-induced distress.   https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-why-experts-are-split-over-trumps-mental-health https://vitals.lifehacker.com/therapists-tell-us-how-the-trump-era-has-messed-with-ou-1820224610   Uncharacteristically, scores of psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners (most of them Republicans) have been lining up to warn us about the signs and symptoms…

Never thought I’d ever consider leaving the land of my birth, but I’m deeply concerned about Americans’ future these days. I’ve subscribed to International Living magazine to start looking for alternate places to live in Central and South America. There are so many great places south of the U.S. border that are still affordable for people…

Whew!  Spring chores have been keeping me busy recently. For a 67-year old, I’m over-working myself!   I have two very physical tasks to complete in the next week or so between rain storms: I need to spread the 12 yards of gravel that were dropped in our driveway this morning, and I need to…