Politics
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Elsewhere
I actually blogged today, but it's about politics, so I put it on Open Salon: Unpopular Opinions. If you like to think of me as a mellow, spiritual poet, don't go there. Continue reading
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Bobby Kennedy
Forty years ago I was a student at a business school in Billings, Montana. I wanted to go to college, and my father said he'd help pay the way, but only if I went to business (secretarial) school first: something to fall back on. We had a dress code, I remember; jackets and ties for… Continue reading
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Super Tuesday
I’m recovering from some unpleasant virus — but the timing is good. Here’s my plan for tomorrow: sit in front of the television, watching cable news and sipping comfort food. Yes, I know that being a political junkie isn’t the healthiest of lifestyles. But, if one must be a political junkie, this is an… Continue reading
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MLK Day
I wanted to write, yesterday, about Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a day to celebrate his birthday, his life, and his dream — but what took over my memory was the day in April that he was killed. That day, forty years ago, came back to me, with all its rage and despair. I… Continue reading

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