#1 - human rights for all...

How can we, the United States of America, claim to stand for simple human rights for all when we lob tear gas at families, lock up children, and have the highest incarceration rate of any modernized country on the planet? This breaks my heart. Please, have human rights at the top of your priority list!
Sent November 30, 2018

Choose, justice or profits...

All of our decisions should hinge on compassion and justice, not on making a huge profit for the arms industry. Worse, you cut their taxes so they contribute less to the collective pot. How will that ever 'make America great'?
Sent November 29, 2018

Frugal and wise...

It seems simple. In order for me to live on my retirement income I must be frugal and wise in how I spend my money. If we all, including our government, were frugal and wise, we could change the world.
Sent November 28, 2018

The history we must acknowledge...

This story won't be finished until we all acknowledge our ancestral part in the story.
Sent November 27, 2018

...as they turn to us for refuge...

This plaque is a somber reminder of what members of the First Nations lost in the claiming of the land by the Pigrims and their offspring. Sort of like what our current administration accuses refugees at our border of doing as they turn to us for refuge.
Sent November 26, 2018

No one said this would be easy...

No one said this would be easy. We all, all eight billion of us, have to pitch in and do what is right. That means giving up on some things that we take for granted.
Sent November 26, 2018

Why? ....$$$$!

Quality, affordable health care is something most Americans can agree on. Why does our government continue supporting the for-profit model that makes our commercial health care expensive and non-inclusive? Answer? $$$
Sent November 24, 2018

We must act, ....soon!

Every day there are new storms, fires, refugees needing sanctuary, and reports of environmental degradation. And, what do we do? Nothing but spend more, burn more fossil fuels, and ignore the warning signs. We must act, ....soon!
Sent November 23, 2018

A warm Thanksgiving to you...

Living in gratitude gives us a chance to see our lives through new eyes, humble eyes. We have so much to be thankful for and such an abundance that we can share. A warm Thanksgiving to you.
Sent November 23, 2018

Everyone but the profiteers would benefit..

I cannot imagine why anyone would be opposed to our tax dollars being spend on affordable, comprehensive, inclusive health care for all Americans. Oh right, there are those who want to make a profit off our ailments. That is why Medicare is so wonderful. Let's work for Medicare for all. Everyone but the profiteers would benefit.
Sent November 21, 2018

Why not universal health care? ...

Here are the countries that have universal healthcare for their citizens: Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Why not Americans? Simple answer: Greed

"So sad..."

This sculpture will one day become a memorial to those who would do nothing to save our planet and all of its magnificent inhabitants. To quote our president, "So sad!"
Sent November 19, 2018

What Americans want from our government....

All my postcards and he still does not understand what I want. It is easy, the U.S. Constitution ensures "liberty and justice for all". Nowhere does it say "wealth for a few". Read my postcards. I write about what Americans want from our government.
Sent November 17, 2018

If not this, then what?

If not this, then what?
Sent November 16, 2018

We are fomenting hatred...

It almost feels like war rhetoric! All the threats, name calling, growing violence, and degradation of anyone who is different. This is the world my grandchildren will inherit. We should be spreading compassion, justice, and aid. Instead, we are fomenting hatred.
Sent November 15, 2018

I am not a supporter...

I cannot imagine Mr. Trump even caring about having my support. I am low income. I am a woman. I consider myself an American citizen and a citizen of the world. I help those who need help. Everyday, I am doing my best to be a good steward of our planet. And..., I am not a supporter of Donald Trump.

Our two most deadly sins...

Climate denial and renewed racism are the two most deadly sins of this epoch we are living in. Worse, if we chose to, both could be wiped out by joining together across the globe to do what is right and necessary. Shame on us.
Sent November 13, 2018

Think of what we have done!

OMG! Wildlife populations have declined 60% over the last 40 years. That is nearly the time my children have been alive. On average, 60% of each species has disappeared. Just think about what we have done!
Sent November 13, 2018

A dream world or a nightmare world? We choose....

Just image losing the animals in our world. Instead of a dream world, we will have a nightmare world.
Sent November 13, 2018

We have to counter the greed...

The efforts to distract us from our environmental problems are perpetrated by people who are only concerned with making money. And we have to learn how to counter their greed to clean up our mess.
Sent November 10, 2018

It should be easy...

What do we care about most? Truly, I do not think it is the color of people's skin or where they come from. We all want: healthcare for all, education for our children, enough money to live and feed our families, a safety net when we are old, and to feel safe on our streets. It should be easy.
Sent November 9, 2018

He misses the point....

Hey, hey, hey! Another letter from the President. I suspect he thinks that since I am civil, I am not upset with him and his policies. But, a "thank you for being a supporter"? He misses the point.
Sent November 8, 2019

Pity the Nation - 1933

Yesterday's "Pity the Nation" was clearly written for today. Khalil Gibran's "Pity the Nation" was written 85 years ago and is just as timely.
Sent November 7, 2018

Pity the Nation - 2018

Today is Election Day. Today is the day we define ourselves and set the path for our future. I hope we choose well. See tomorrow's post for the original poem, "Pity The Nation" – Khalil Gibran, 1933.
Sent November 6, 2018

Vote like your life depends on it!

I have been urging people to "vote like your life depends on it", because.... it does!
Sent November 5, 2018

Fear, bigotry, and hatred ...

Fear, bigotry, and hatred will not make America great again and it will eventually define you and your administration in the history books..., if we survive.
Sent November 5, 2018, two days before the mid term elections.

This is childish thinking!

Science is not based on instinct! This thinking is exactly what has road blocked efforts to do something to save our planet for our children. This is childish thinking, not science!
Sent November 3, 2018

Compassion must be universal...

The compassion we send to victims and their families should have no boundaries. The Palestinian people are victims as much as the Jews have been. Compassion for these but not for those is not compassion.
Sent November 2, 2018

One must be kind to have kindness noticed...

Bragging about being "nice" does not make one "nice". To receive that compliment one must be compassionate, caring, helpful, courteous, soothing, generous, kind, just, and, at the very least, humble.
Sent November 1, 2018

We live in scary times....

"Horribly desturbed" is a rather tame way to describe a racist bomber. We live in scary times and need a president who can cool things down.
Sent October 31, 2018