Thoughts, experiences and adventures from a resident of DelSo aka Delaware Avenue South in Albany, N.Y.
As of April, I’ve resided in my present home for 30 years aka half of my entire life. During these decades, I’ve occupied the upper two floors of my two family property with the first floor flat, an independent two bedroom flat, housing either a family member or a tenant. When my flat was functioning … Continue reading A tale of two city homes
It’s been quite the month for the present federal government, hasn’t it? Between the on again - off again war with Iran, the brazen and unchecked corruption of the Trump crime family which continues to expand its wealth at the expense of investors and the ignorant, the lack of oversight of the nation’s food supply … Continue reading The bitter coldness of ICE
Last month, as the Knicks raced towards their first NBA Championship in 53 years, they hit only one major bump, an orange one in fact - Donald J Trump. His presence at Game 3 at Madison Square Garden created an unwelcome distraction and, as I imagine it, a wave of negativity. He shifted the energy … Continue reading Unsporting
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
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