Month: December 2014

Based on recent RollingStone and NYTimes articles, I had planned to write a diary.  Perhaps drawing from other sources and including other related news stories.  Part of the NYTimes article give me enough pause that I...

Once upon a time, I met a special woman while we were both attending law school in Colorado. From the title, I imagine you already know the person about whom I’m writing. It’s the person I care about more than anyone...

A number of issues were introduced in my prior diary.  They may or may not be worthy of discussion, but let’s talk about Eric Garner.  A man that should be alive, working as a horticulturist, and raising his...

Digby makes some observations: Turn on Fox News on any given day and you’ll be convinced that white Americans can hardly get a break these days. The ongoing conversation about race in the U.S. has evolved in recent years to...

Krampus is coming: Sometime soon, I will fully relate the story of how I told my son about Krampus, and how when he asked how I knew about this creature I told him I was Santa Claus and that Krampus was one of my many employees....