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friday fictioneers: narcissus, 2009
Fragmented life. Fragmented man. Lost. Not found. ...
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friday fictioneers: a man for the ages
A man the likes of which we'd not seen in a long time sat behind those walls. ...
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“a doubting thomas”
Ever since I can remember I’ve been a “doubting Thomas.” In fact my husband, a former seminarian, has raised an eyebrow or two when I’ve taken to interpreting Catholicism differently from that of the...
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a small victory…
In a previous post, doubting thomas, I wrote that Mark Zmuda had been fired as the vice principal of Eastside Catholic School because he had married his gay partner during the summer. It seems that an...
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a complaint letter works!…hawaiian airlines
Did not expect to be back writing about Hawaiian Airlines, and my less than satisfactory experience with their inept bureaucracy. However I’m here to tell you that it pays to let those in authority...
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A Police Officer’s Prayer
Originally posted on Samina's Forum for police support:BCSO-DC-595-113 The Policeman stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining as brightly as his brass....
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friday fictioneers: an eye for an eye…
So it began, the subjugation of humankind to earth’s other species. “About time, don’t you think?” exclaimed the ivy to the flowers clinging to its twiggy branches. “I’ve been waiting for this day...
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long gone…the wild, wild west…
Repeated several times on CNN news this morning were the compelling stories of American hostages being held by the government in North Korea, as well as by ISIS terrorists in Syria. Anyone listening to...
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whatever our belief…
I cannot imagine that the Almighty from whom all life flows, views the casual taking of life in His name…to be a good and just thing. Young men with nowhere to go and time to kill…literally…have taken...
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right here in the u.s. of a. ???…
Pretty scary to realize that in 2015 there continues to be pockets of blatant discrimination against people of color right here in our own backyard. No. I’m not naive enough to think our country’s...
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facing our demons…
When I was a child growing up in Wailuku on the sleepy island of Maui, I sometimes wished I could attend Sunday service at the Jehovah Witnesses Hall near my family’s rented house. Walking past the...
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be kind to your spouse…
…or you might wind up drowning in the ocean…like Natalie Wood. The trick to enjoying celebrity and wealth is not allowing either to take on a life of its own. Unfortunately, too many in Hollywood lose...
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the law is…the law
Kim Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. It goes against her religious beliefs, or so she says. She has her supporters. They who are on hand as she is released from prison...
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a man…a saint
As I drifted off to sleep last night, I prayed for Pope Francis. Not someone I normally think of when I pray. I had real concerns for the Pope’s safety…still do…as he rides amidst thousands gathered to...
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trump…and the pope
What do these men have in common? Not much it would seem. Trump is about Trump. Pope Francis is about others. Trump lives like a king, isolated in his own tower. Pope Francis lives in apartment #201 at...
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the top one percent…
…are the ones in control of the U.S. economy and therefore what happens, or doesn’t happen, in our country. The country’s purse strings are essentially managed by these few. If they consider something...
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nurturing thursdays: love one another…
In keeping with the season, I think it’s fitting to remember that we are all children of God. That includes those among us who choose to turn their backs upon the rest, even going so far as to massacre...
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our freedoms…at a price
For gun activists who refuse any and all efforts at having their rights to bear arms restricted, they must bear some of the burden for the mass killings that are taking innocent lives. Whether they...
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hiding…mr. hyde
Police work is a double-edged sword. We entrust these men and women to take care of us in the face of adversity, all the while on the turn of a dime they themselves could become our adversarial foes....
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…new “normal”…???
Politicians and the media are now calling gun massacres…the new “normal.” Unfortunately once our self-appointed mouthpieces put it out there, it sticks. Their favorite catch-all being…”the majority of...
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nurturing thursdays: those who serve…
Two news pieces reported on MSNBC today, made me pause to reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who keep the rest of us safe. The first was about firemen who helped in the aftermath of 9/11. As...
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what feels right…
I’m neither a Democrat nor a Republican, although I have liberal tendencies born of a childhood bordering on poverty. I know what it’s like to wear Salvation Army hand-me-downs, and share meals with...
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a good man…but
I like Bernie Sanders…his affinity for everyman. Sanders’ compassion for the less fortunate is palpable. His ideas to uplift the struggling masses and level the playing field is what America should be...
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…only ourselves…
…to blame. We are a changing democracy, whether we like it or not. America was never going to remain as it was in the “good old days.” What were the “good old days” for some, was a living hell for...
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history repeats itself…
After leaving the White House, President Johnson said: “I don’t believe you would have had any Wilkinses, Thomases, or Eatons [the murderers of Viola Liuzzo] if you didn’t have leadership that gave...
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…together…let’s do this thing!
Watching Hillary Clinton address supporters in Tampa a couple of days ago, I found myself back on familiar ground…feet firmly planted in the America I know and love. I saw myself among the smiling...
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…as it should be…
As excruciatingly messy as it might be sometimes, democracy is still preferable to autocracy. Each person speaking his and her own voice is still preferable to one voice speaking for all. The...
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Women against…
…Trump. My 30-year-old daughter, a millennial, joins me in my disdain for the candidate offered up to the American electorate by the Republican Party. Her outrage at Trump’s divisive racist and...
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gone…
…but not forgotten. Trump is the president-elect, selected by Americans who felt disenfranchised from the mainstream populace. They have a right to glory in their achievement; let’s hope their trust is...
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…like a needle…
It seems as though we have a need to go looking for that proverbial “needle in the haystack.” Or perhaps we have this organic desire to thread a needle through that smallest of holes. The recent...
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