Criminal “Justice” System: Justice or Criminal?
It’s not a system. It’s not about justice. It’s just criminal. – Unknown Julie Owens posted this quote on Facebook on Friday. Today seems an apt day to publish it. […]
Farewell, Dear Visitors
This is my 548th post, and it will likely be my last. I will never find a survivor story as powerful as Pat Conroy’s The Death of Santini. He captured the […]
Book Review: The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy has written the quintessential classic book about domestic violence, child abuse, and dysfunctional family dynamics: The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son. It […]
Book Review: Dish by Jeannette Walls
Before she wrote the perennially best-selling Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls spilled the beans on other people’s dirty little secrets. She was a gossip columnist for New York magazine and MSNBC. […]
Book Review: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
How do we beat the odds? Strategic brilliance. Accurate assessment of our opponent’s weakness and our own strengths. Move the game to a playing field where we can win. Surround […]
Message to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): It’s Time to Deliver
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is my senator. She couldn’t deliver ice to polar bears. Hell, she’s chair of the Transportation Committee and can’t manage to get local bus service restored […]
Elizabeth Gilbert at the YWCA’s Inspire Luncheon
You do not need to be wealthy to be a benefactor. – Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert was in Everett, WA for the YWCA’s Inspire luncheon on May 9, 2013. It was […]
Book Review: Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things
Buy this book. Not on Kindle. Hardcover. You will want to read it more than once. You won’t want to deny yourself the sensory pleasure and elegant design of Elizabeth Gilbert’s brilliantly […]
YWCA’s Week Without Violence™ Campaign: 10/14 – 10/20/13
Please join me in celebrating the YWCA’s Blog Carnival this week. If you don’t have a blog, please spread the word via social media. Let’s celebrate everyone ~ including us […]
McCutcheon: Is Justice Alito on Drugs or Just Corrupt?
Our democracy was on the auction block yesterday at the U.S. Supreme Court. Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama engineer, wants unfettered ability to bribe politicians. So, he sued the FEC. He believes the 1% should have the […]
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