This has been a very difficult week politically which is affecting my life emotionally. Trump has been given a green light by congress to do whatever he darned well pleases, removing his guilt for his tremendous international crimes. His immediate response wad to fire those who testified in favor of the American people and against
My daughter’s birthday was yesterday, Feb. 1st. She’s 47. I remember that day – and night – since labor lasted well into the 18th hour before they knocked me out. (In 1973, doctors didn’t really think twice about using drugs on laboring women.) Ultimately, I was grateful. Berit was 8 pounds, 11 ounces…a big baby
About 15 years ago at my professional conference, Dr. Elizabeth Griego, Vice President of University of the Pacific, hosted a photo project. The project involved each of us to select a word that we thought represented us individually, then a photographer posed us in what he felt depicted our word in our being. My word
Today was the national Women’s March in cities all over the country. Kelly and I marched in Coachella, a sweet little town rather far east of Palm Springs. There were about 300 people, mostly Latinex folks, many of whom live in Coachella. It was small but exciting to see. Two items struck me. First, I
Musings of an Aging Lesbian This week I returned to Kent State University to facilitate a strategic planning session for their LGBTQ+ Center. I was the keynote speaker at Kent’s Lavender Graduation three years ago. During that trip, I returned to the town in which I was born, East Liverpool, Ohio. This time, I stayed
It’s 2020. The year of clarity, maybe? It’s going to be bnoth gtought and interesting poliically, so there’s probably no better time to turn positivity into a 2020 habit. I’ll offer an affirmation each week (maybe even more often…as needed!) to help us tackle us goals and perhaps even our sanity. Today’s affirmation: I am
Musings of an Aging Lesbian 2020: In this year my beloved Lavender Graduation event is 25 years old! Twenty-five years ago at the University of Michigan, the first Lavender Graduation took place. There were three graduates, the dean of students, and myself. David Goodman provided the rainbow tassels and I had purchased a kinte cloth rainbow