Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation was a historic moment of progress for this nation. Regrettably, a sizable portion of the Senate did not share in the moment.
There was a young puppy named Gus Who charmed and amused all of us. While on a retractable leash He darted all over. Yeesh! It made Meg and John want to cuss…
Gil Scott-Heron a poet who made the first rap reco… said the problem with peace is that there was no money to be made in it.
O crying child Up in the sky Above the ocean blue! You’ll grow someday And maybe hear
Everyone will have a best summer o… Even if they won’t know it at the… There will always be the promise o… Even if they will never quite mate… Everyone also has a last summer on…
Everyone wishes for a “better” lif… in some ways. A bigger house in a more desireable neighborhood. A sportscar or an SUV that
What sounded like all the fireworks on earth over the holiday weekend couldn’t assuage my dread at the memory of
He arrived as a young man With no life experiences outside o… Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois Where he was born and raised. It was here that he witnessed huma…
Since April is National Poetry M… (#NationalPoetryMonth) perhaps this is the best time for writing Zip Odes to release my creative impulses.
2024 will be culture wars all day, every day so we might as well get it started on Day One. Senator Tuberville would be upset
Hanging from a power line Along the Uptown parade route It’s impossible to know How they first got there And how long they have remained si…
While the Speaker’s chair sits em… the entire Congress remains immobi… The world looks toward the United… and finds nothing but disfunction. How can we presume to lead the wor…
I shall dance no more with rhythmless guilty feet. The saxophone played. George Michael’s “Careless Whisp… Will haunt us all forever.
Shimmering reflections greet my ey… as a warm smile lights up my face. Jimmy Buffett knew these waters w… and channeled their spirit through… May their inspirational qualities…
When the sun shines on Friday mor… Especially in the Spring It reminds us of what good things The coming day can bring. So offer the people you encounter
The cafes are always ready To serve their guests a meal Or sometimes just a drink will do Their setting is most ideal. Passing away an hour, sometimes mo…