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I live next to what I call a swamp. It’s not. It’s a man made gully where water stagnates and mosquitoes breed. The mosquitoes are large and voracious. The City will not treat the area because of the depth of the gully and the steepness of its banks. The city’s equipment was not made for…

Last year, could have been the spring of this year, there were a number of tiny bumblebees that had just hatched (Do bees hatch?) buzzing around my monkey grass. I thought that was a sign that there would be plenty of bees for pollination. Maybe not! On this hot August Monday, there were reports of…

At every family reunion, we have some pithy words for our tee shirts. At one of the family reunions, in the 1990s, I think, the saying was–Because they were, we are. I wonder did they think about their lack of power, how they were targeted by laws that criminalized normal human activities, how life could…

On Sunday, I was inside and lamenting that it had not rained as forecasted. The sun was shining, it was late afternoon, time to water my plants. I opened the door, and, behold, it was raining–the devil was beating his wife–that’s what we say when it is raining and the sun is shining. It was…

I’ve always been skeptical of that footprints imagery and the explanation of one set of footsteps. I’ve come to realize that a person walking beside me so that we can encourage and support each other is so much more meaningful than a phantasm carrying me. However… … To be realistic, this picture is closer to…

The squirrels are feasting! The pear tree has lots of pears. Recently, I saw a squirrel in the topmost branches and on the ground is evidence of their one bite/nibble M.O. … Why does evil attract so many followers? And they not only follow they act out the evil. The followers commit atrocities and seemingly…

Feet of clay–a fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered. We’ve been programmed to overlook the flaws in certain males because of their public works. The good outweighs the bad. I don’t think so. I recently read Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech known as “What to the Slave is the Fourth of…

It is so difficult finding the beat to which one walks, tall and proud, in a society where only certain tangibles matter. It is even more difficult to walk to that beat. How can a representative who just voted against the best interests of his constituency say–They’ll get over it. How cruel, amoral, heartless, greedy,…

I live in city where it can be raining on one side of the street and the other side is dryer than a desert. If I hadn’t experienced it, I would’ve said it was a tall tale. When it happens, one can only look at the sky and marvel at Mother Nature’s capriciousness. I just…

The proverb quoted below…when I read it…I couldn’t decide whether or not it was honoring or sarcastically dismissing women. This particular proverb could mean either. However, this quote may have originated in Ethiopia…but when? The ancient Ethiopia that was in what is now modern day Sudan and was known as Kush? In Kush, there was…