Between mass shootings and black people being killed by police, you have to wonder why and what you can do about it. Guns and the easy access to get them are just partially to blame. But what is most to blame is attitudes. White supremacy, the selfishness of conservative Christians who are so far awayContinue reading “Too Many Deaths”
Category Archives: Death and Grief
priorities
More people died in the FedEx shooting than got blood clots after the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. But when the vaccine showed a problem with a tiny percentage of people, it was immediately stopped. When guns showed a problem with a huge percentage of people, it’s completely ignored.
Black Lives Matter
Because Facebook is really cracking down on free speech, they object to anything that is in the news, either about black kids being shot by police or about Covid 19. They prefer to have people who don’t follow the news and who don’t read. They only want the fluff. So, while I haven’t posted aContinue reading “Black Lives Matter”
Paint Chip Poetry: Circle of Life
This one is dedicated to my daughter, Courtney Marie, who died 20 years ago on Sept 14th, 2000, at the age of 16. I will also include to collages that I created in her memory. Circle of Life Tickled pink, a baby girlA short lived life, a short lived love. Like the Sisyphus’s boulderConstantly pushingContinue reading “Paint Chip Poetry: Circle of Life”