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Whose Script are We Flipping?
May is Older Americans Month. It’s the time of the year when all the forty-somethings get together and come up with new themes for aging. This year the theme is Flip the Script on Aging. To quote the U.S. government, “The 2025 theme, Flip… Continue Reading “Whose Script are We Flipping?”
Life on the Far Side of 70 in a Time of Peril
Everything bothers me. My hair, my tax dollars paying government officials acting like teenagers on a group chat, my nail polish having gelled, random cuts in health funding to states, interrupted shipments to food banks, the cat’s hideous litter box, fear of looking at… Continue Reading “Life on the Far Side of 70 in a Time of Peril”
Whose Fault is the Chew?
Squirrel bit otter Wild screaming ensued, blaming Trees for witnessing ____________________ Photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash
Too Cool for School but Not for Signs
Yes, I stood on a street corner and waved at people driving by like I was on the Homecoming Court. I held the world’s most poorly made sign which the wind grabbed out of my hands, making me run into the highway to retrieve… Continue Reading “Too Cool for School but Not for Signs”
Saved by Buffalo Fur Socks
I’m wearing socks made of buffalo fur. This morning, I made beef stew and banana bread and delivered lunch to my friend, Karen, recovering from knee surgery. I’m all Little House on the Prairie over here. I made a pretty dippy protest sign for… Continue Reading “Saved by Buffalo Fur Socks”
Put That Match Down and Go to the Demo Instead
You can only walk around so long with your hair on fire. For one thing, people quickly get used to the flames. Oh, that’s Jan. Her hair’s on fire. And they just go on with their lives and discourse, brushing the flying embers off… Continue Reading “Put That Match Down and Go to the Demo Instead”
Hilarity at the Demo
So, this morning, my friend Karen calls me about a demonstration in the afternoon. A local union and some other groups are showing up to ask a local TV station to take a political ad for Wisconsin Supreme Court off the air. The ad,… Continue Reading “Hilarity at the Demo”
The Fork in the Road: Peace or Hysteria
Today I overheard a conversation about current events where one person said they’d decided not to get concerned about things they can’t control and the other agreed. And I thought – I can’t control anything! except maybe what I’ll have for lunch. The world… Continue Reading “The Fork in the Road: Peace or Hysteria”
Turn It Around: That’s Our Job
The week started with a travesty and is ending with a tragedy. The wild, chaotic, and careless shutting down of all federal funding by the Trump Administration, done so clearly on a whim, with no analysis, no planning, and no warning, was Monday. Smaller… Continue Reading “Turn It Around: That’s Our Job”
This Morning with Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn spoke this morning in Milwaukee. He is one of the Capitol Police Officers who valiantly defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. For his heroism, Mr. Dunn received the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Citizens Medal. After the attack, he… Continue Reading “This Morning with Harry Dunn”
Snow Door | wisconsinacademy.org
Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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