Thoughts, experiences and adventures from a resident of DelSo aka Delaware Avenue South in Albany, N.Y.
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about the current state of this country and the global impact of the worst president ever. That isn’t because I stopped paying attention or have been lobotomized to the state of a MAGA believer or have simply forgotten my opposition to this regime. Oh, no. That’s not … Continue reading You’ve been Donned
While I found the reports I had read over the years about Virginia Giuffre tragic, I didn’t have a particular interest in reading more about her or the horrible things which she survived. There are enough horrors to be witnessed in the world without my needing to seek out more. Despite my distance from the … Continue reading Nobody’s Girl
When one considers that he’s only been in office for 14 months, the impact made upon the global community by the Idiot in Chief and his merry band of incompetents, is really quite remarkable. Personally, I never could have imagined the amount of damage he and his MAGA cult could wreak around the country and … Continue reading Donald J Trump – the King of Chaos
Back in the day when I was a working librarian, I produced a biweekly newsletter for my faculty. I actually called it a newsieletter, a word that I came up with to encompass the array of information (think events, recommendations and articles of interest) I shared to inspire and entertain colleagues during the pandemic as … Continue reading 5 ways to temporarily escape the approach of WWIII
As the political climate in this country has accelerated to violent and catastrophic levels, I’ve found myself confronting a consistent array of right wing talking points seemingly designed to justify the actions of the immoral and racist regime pulling the strings from what is left of the White House. After reading and hearing these falsehoods … Continue reading MAGA lies
Here we are - the eve of my last day as a full time school librarian. It has been a week worthy of celebrating and I’m happily anticipating the day and the social mixer which will follow it. This excitement doesn’t mean that I won’t miss many aspects of my career. The connections with people, … Continue reading And so…
My first thought upon looking at my cell phone and seeing that my iPhone had no service, was that I must need to restart it. When I’m at work, I generally have the WiFi turned off and sometimes Verizon doesn’t work very well within the confines of the building. I rebooted the phone and the … Continue reading Life in a dark hole
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