Last week was a rough one. Russia's attempt at the wholesale destruction of their neighbor Ukraine is one of many ongoing conflicts. On the (American) domestic front, we had the Senate Judiciary hearings for the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, who WILL BE confirmed as the first Black female Supreme Court Justice next month. With …
Month: March 2022
Four Conversations
I live in one of the more diverse (racially, financially and otherwise) neighborhoods in one of the whitest, most affluent and "liberal" cities in the country. I love my neighborhood. I bought my house for what seemed like a lot of money at the time when I was still single, in my 20s and when …
What Trauma Takes from You
People say that to live a human existence is traumatic. Many normal human experiences are inherently life-altering and depending on one's sensitivity or vulnerability or resilience to/practice with enduring change, these experiences can cause trauma. Fortunately, within the post-trauma dissembling/chaos, we are generally able to re-assemble ourselves over time, experience post-traumatic growth and carry on, …
When Will We See?
Russia did not start a war in Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. They have been engaging in 21st century warfare with "the West" and "democracy" for nearly a decade. Ukraine is currently enduring a hybrid assault of 21st and 20th century offensives from their neighbor, but we are still primarily talking about the tanks, soldiers …
There Is Nothing More to Say
Here we are again on Monday night and I have no blog post prepared. This has been one hell of a week. I wasn't sure I could gather the strength to work today, but somehow I managed. The stress and news stemming from the Russian War of aggression against Ukraine, and the whole of Europe, …
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