“If you are free, you are not predictable and you are not controllable.”~June Jordan American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist June Jordan was born on this day in 1936.
Random Quote for July 8, 2022
“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.”~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was born on this day in 1926.
Summer Insanity
The past few weeks have been hellish on the psyche. I’m not just talking about the waiting game we’ve been playing with the local bureaucracy that’s got me down. And let’s not get into what this delay is costing us. No, it’s more than that. Gun violence in the United States has escalated to the … Continue reading Summer Insanity
Writing Season
At the beginning of the year, I started a spreadsheet to track my word count. Seven months into the year, I’ve noticed that my word count is slowing down for the summer. While I managed to write almost 4500 words for this blog in June, I realized that I hadn’t written a new story since … Continue reading Writing Season
Random Quote for July 5, 2022
“No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.”~P. T. Barnum American showman, businessman, and politician, P. T. Barnum was born on this day in 1810.
Random Quote for July 4, 2022
“No one can take advantage of you without your permission.”~Ann Landers American advice columnist Ann Landers, aka Eppie Lederer, was born on this day in 1918.
Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 92
This week, we took a day and drove to where our house is stored. Although we couldn’t see everything, what we saw was beautiful. Two rooms were inaccessible because the modular was still wrapped for travel. It was a “pinch me, it’s getting real” moment that we’ve both needed. (C) 2022, JJ ShaunExterior view. This … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 92
Random Quote for July 2, 2022
“Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.”~Thurgood Marshall American civil rights activist, lawyer, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Thurgood Marshall was born on this day in 1908.
Random Quote for July 1, 2022
“We all go through the same things—it’s all just a different kind of the same thing.”~Susan Glaspell American playwright, novelist, journalist, and actress, Susan Glaspell was born on this day in 1876.
The Stonewall Uprising
On June 28, 1969, patrons of a gay bar in Greenwich Village—the Stonewall Inn—tired of the constant harassment by the NYPD, protested against the latest raid. When police became violent toward the protesters, the gay community fought back in what turned into nearly a week of riots—known today as the Stonewall Uprising. Thus was born … Continue reading The Stonewall Uprising
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