I haven't ever served on a jury. And I haven't been called in minute, so maybe I'll yet be able to participate in one of the most important citizen duties I can. I am writing this week because of the national news story about a certain ex-president who has a trial beginning jury selection. Now,… Continue reading Politics: Jury Duty
Category: History
History: US Imposter Syndrome
Getting my brain to this topic was one of those mazes that takes five minutes to explain. It started with a lawfare podcast on how they used evidence (or not used) obtained by torture from Guantanomo against people accused of terrorism. It led to me remembering something I heard from some general (probably on a… Continue reading History: US Imposter Syndrome
Politics: Black Lives Matter
I have mostly kept my hands off the keyboard on my blog on this issue. I've supported it since the beginning - but I am a white middle-class woman, I am not the voice people should be turning to on this issue. There are amazing black voices out there you should be turning to. Here… Continue reading Politics: Black Lives Matter
Life Events: Election 2020
By the time this post goes up it's "yesterday," I am writing this Wed night. My heart aches. I do not have WORDS for how much I grieve.
History: Labor Day
I grew up being told Labor Day was started to honor workers and the rights fought for. This isn't 100% true and I didn't know this until relatively recently. In one my searches to argue with someone on the internet I ended up looking at https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history and finding out that probably isn't true. So the holiday… Continue reading History: Labor Day
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