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ok, i have my mask and gloves in my purse, i should be fine in this store i am putting my mask on because i care about you the mask doesn’t protect me it protects you so this shows i care i’m wearing a mask, why aren’t you … [Continue reading] about inside my brain: phase 3 of re-opening
last father’s day i believe i remembered my own father. today i’ll talk about my children’s father, my husband, bill. i got very lucky to create and raise children with bill magavern. from the time we first became parents, bill has had a demanding … [Continue reading] about great thanks to my children’s father on father’s day
today white people are falling all over ourselves to wish each other a happy juneteenth and i’m one of them. it occurs to me that part of the story of juneteenth seems to be that word of freedom from bondage took a long time to arrive. it took months … [Continue reading] about thoughts on juneteenth & the president’s unconscious legacy
lately, i have found myself reflecting on how america looks to the world right now and wondering whether i should be ashamed or proud of the united states. the answer, i believe, is yes. from its conception, the united states of america has been the … [Continue reading] about has the world hired america to heal racism?
this is a new series reviewing where you can go in sacramento, california safely during the covid-19 crisis. my first review is of capitol garage restaurant on the corner of 15th and k streets at the edge of midtown sacramento. we’d had … [Continue reading] about four face masks for eating outside at capitol garage restaurant–what counts as good service now: less is more
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for the series mrs. america produced by fx and streaming on hulu now. mrs. america is television at its best. in it virtually every major feminist or anti-feminist public figure of the 1970s is fictionally but faithfully represented. … [Continue reading] about five snouts up for mrs. america series–can we do it this time? mrs. america and the death of sweeping times
https://youtu.be/kzLT54QjclA what a difference a year makes. last march when i shared robin d’angelo’s video about white fragility, no one had heard of her or the term. now thanks to the sea change set off by the murder of george floyd by … [Continue reading] about how white fragility has kept us from having peace officers rather than police officers
this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our … [Continue reading] about can I choose peace officers not police officers? can I put my own mask on first to show I care for you?
in march of this year, maybe on the coattails of california democratic presidential primary winner bernie sanders, environmental justice advocate katie valenzuela defeated my incumbent sacramento city councilmember steven hansen in an unexpected … [Continue reading] about sacramento’s katie valenzuela is the kind of bold politician we need in today’s times
this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our … [Continue reading] about how can i access my own wisdom through creativity?
this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our … [Continue reading] about isn’t an inquiry into god’s will engaging in separation?
this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our … [Continue reading] about what is light for me to do in these times?