Woke:
"Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)"
So very happy to be included in this smart group
"Woke" means knowing
Woke:
"Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)"
So very happy to be included in this smart group
"Woke" means knowing
We had a sometimes gray, sometimes sunny day today.
Temps were in the mid to high 50s.
And now it's snowing and blowing up a storm
“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
― Mary Oliver, Sometimes
No, I am not watching the Felon stand before Congress tonight telling lie after lie.
I have made my daily calls to Members of Congress and written a couple of letters.
But now is my time to clear my head of all the lies and hatefulness the Felon and his equally hateful and hypocritical republican cronies enjoy spreading
and breathe.
And I chose the most gentle book I could think of to escape into.
Donald Trump, felon, is an embarrassment.
Pigs have more grace and intelligence.
Vance? He's nothing.
A loud mouth, full of shit, zero.
Crass. Vulgar. Uncouth. Churlish. Uncivil. Common. Coarse. Boorish.
Crude Illbred Bullies.
And, truly, that doesn't even begin to describe how unforgiveably disgusting they are.
Weak men always think being rude and obnoxious makes them look tough.
They're wrong.
Trash.
They are nothing but trash of the worst sort.
How many of us were literally sickened by the lack of respect shown President Zekensky who showed himself to be, in all ways, the best man in that room
Diplomacy is, apparently, a thing of the past with this joke of an administration.
Hell, plain ol' good manners is long gone as well.
I am so ashamed.
Annabelle is napping while I read Highfire: A Novel by Eoin Colfer
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Some days we fight for Democracy
Some days we rest
After we rest, we fight again
And so it goes.
We fight in our own ways.
We rest in our own ways.
Today I'm resting while reading, thanks to NetGalley, the upcoming novel by Pamela Terry (I love her books). ❤❤❤
Are you sitting back biting your nails, or are you making phone calls and writing letters?
Now is not the time to be apathetic about your country, your rights - your life as you have known it.
If you're waiting on the government to step in and fix things, pfffttt - you better wake up.
If you're going to summarily dismiss every idea presented while not presenting another viable option, you're just getting in the way.
Are you wondering what you, as one individual, can do?
I think a good place to start is right here - Read This Article From Newsweek -What Is the People's Union Group Behind Nationwide Economic Blackout
It's a first step. A good one.
Don't be fooled by the simplicity!
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead
One of the substack newsletters I still subscribe to is Feathers of Hope.
I like their philosophy of radical hopefulness.
If you're not familiar with them, this latest entry is as good a place as any to start. There is also a section of archives you can browse through to get an idea of what they're accomplishing.
Are you already shaking your head believing impeachment is not a possibility? Thinking "been there, done that?" Consider opening yourself up to at least reading what Feathers of Hope has to say about it.
This is a time to be more open-minded than we have ever been. Seeking solutions with our minds already made up is standing still accomplishing nothing.
“Hope for a better world.
Hope for a better tomorrow.
Hope will never be silent.”
There are still a few non-MAGA Republicans. Consider reaching out to them.
Here is contact information for three influential Republican moderates.
Don Bacon: (202) 225-4155 D.C. —— (402) 938-0300 District Office
2104 Rayburn House Office Building —Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 3906 Gold Circle, Suite 101 — Omaha, NE 68144
Brian Fitzpatrick: (202) 225-4276 D.C. —— (215) 579-8102 District Office
271 Canon House Office Building - Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 1717 Langhorne Newtown Rd. Suite 225 — Langhorne, PA 19047
David Joyce: (202) 225-5731 D.C. —— (440) 352-3939 District Office
2065 Rayburn House Office Building -- Washington, DC 20515
District Office: 8500 Station Street, Suite 390 — Mentor, OH 44060
And Don't Forget these people -
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), 202-225-5936
Minority Whip: Katherine Clark (D-MA), 202-225-2836
Caucus Chair: Pete Aguilar (D-CA), 202-225-3201
From The Garden of the Prophet
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave
and eats a bread it does not harvest.
Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero,
and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful.
Pity a nation that despises a passion in its dream,
yet submits in its awakening.
Pity the nation that raises not its voice
save when it walks in a funeral,
boasts not except among its ruins,
and will rebel not save when its neck is laid
between the sword and the block.
Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox,
whose philosopher is a juggler,
and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking
Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpeting,
and farewells him with hooting,
only to welcome another with trumpeting again.
Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years
and whose strongmen are yet in the cradle.
Pity the nation divided into fragments,
each fragment deeming itself a nation.
~Kahlil Gibran
* * * * *
PITY THE NATION
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (After Khalil Gibran) 2007
Pity the nation whose people are sheep
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
Pity the nation that raises not its voice
Except to praise conquerors
And acclaim the bully as hero
And aims to rule the world
By force and by torture
Pity the nation that knows
No other language but its own
And no other culture but its own
Pity the nation whose breath is money
And sleeps the sleep of the too well fed
Pity the nation oh pity the people
who allow their rights to erode
and their freedoms to be washed away
My country, tears of thee
Sweet land of liberty!
~ Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Day Four for my Tinkerbelle Amaryllis bulbs ❤
Watching them brings me joy.
My newest purchase
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Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave
and eats a bread it does not harvest.
Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero,
and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful.
Pity a nation that despises a passion in its dream,
yet submits in its awakening.
Pity the nation that raises not its voice
save when it walks in a funeral,
boasts not except among its ruins,
and will rebel not save when its neck is laid
between the sword and the block.
Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox,
whose philosopher is a juggler,
and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking
Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpeting,
and farewells him with hooting,
only to welcome another with trumpeting again.
Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years
and whose strongmen are yet in the cradle.
Pity the nation divided into fragments,
each fragment deeming itself a nation.
~Kahlil Gibran
And, finally -
Remember to . . .
A perfect day to start new pretty things growing. Today is actually Day 2.
I bought 3 Tinkerbell Amaryllis bulbs.
I'll keep you posted.