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Let’s Rewrite History!
Leaves, shape, color, exterior seeds—both pictures are images of strawberries–right? Wrong–one is a picture of snake berry, a visual twin to a strawberry. If one were not an experienced forager, one might say it was a different variety of strawberry. But snake berries have no strawberry flavor (I tasted one. Snake berries are not poisonous…
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Pig in a Poke
A pig in a poke is something offered in such a way as to obscure its real nature or worth. (Merriam Webster) “Poke” is an old English word for sack. (Photo of pig by Kimberly Lake on Unsplash) Is the South a democracy an article asked some months ago. I answered no then and this article says the…
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Stump Winter and Solar Eclipses
When I was growing up, I only heard people talk about Dogwood Winter and Blackberry Winter, you know those mini-cold spells during otherwise warm spring temperatures. Some years ago, I was talking to someone whose family had roots in Arkansas. It may have been a cold spell during May and she said it was “Stump…
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Hair and Other Choices
Excerpt from the song Hair from the Broadway Musical Hair I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzySnaggy, shaggy, ratty, mattyOily, greasy, fleecyShining, gleaming, streamingFlaxen, waxenKnotted, polka-dottedTwisted, beaded, braidedPowdered, flowered, and confettiedBangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied! Burkina Faso, a country on the continent of Africa, has passed a law that allows its citizens to style their…
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The Hounds of Omen
In December 2021, I went to the Frist Museum with a friend. I took a picture of the above because it resonated with me. What control do we really have over the forces hurtling us into an unknown future? We may initiate the forces, but our control is illusory and the forces will answer not…
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An Early Spring Is Here!!!
Warmer weather is here. None of the mini-winters is forecasted. I’m clearing my flower beds and raised beds. Spring equinox is just around the corner. The grass/weeds are greening. My pear tree is in full bloom. It feels like spring! https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0rlYAIdN?s=a3&share_destination_id=MTczNTgyNjAyLTE3MTAwODgyMzI2NTA=&pd=0BkKlOkL&hl=en_US Excerpt: The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a bill that could potentially remove dozens…
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Forsythia and Daffodils
Forsythia, daffodils, lenten roses, and the pear tree are blossoming this day in the first week of March. Just noticed that my phlox is also blooming! WLS, an AM station based in Chicago, was the late night radio station I listened to when I should have been asleep. In those days, FM wasn’t even an…
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Autocracy in Action
On the last day of Black History Month, I went to the Frist Museum to see the Southern Modern and Latoya M. Hobbs exhibits. I pointed out to my friend that most of the artists could not draw realistic hands. It’s one thing if the painting or drawing is not meant to be realistic. Then,…
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Duplicitous Apologies…
I am so glad to see that so many more people who have been harmed by the actions of white people are no longer accepting their meaningless apologies. No apology from a person who has no intention of ceasing their evil behavior should ever be accepted. We are now understanding that accepting an apology from…
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Purpose in Perseverance
My neighbors have a dog. My neighbors have a fenced backyard that is the dog’s playground…except… Don’t know whether the dog dug a hole under the fence or took advantage of the terrain…either way…dog got out. Dog was running around with its doggie friend. At some point, dog decided it was time to return to…
