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Category: Resistance
Old Girl Gets Her Feelings Hurt but Bounces Back with a Vengeance
Yesterday, when I was holding a sign that said, “Free Speech is All-American” and waving at passing traffic, at least four older guys – Boomers – gave me the finger. And I thought, how can you give the finger to an old lady celebrating… Continue Reading “Old Girl Gets Her Feelings Hurt but Bounces Back with a Vengeance”
Old Girl is Home and Dusting Off Her Protest Signs
I said I wouldn’t get tired. But I got tired. I lost my fervor. My sense of urgency. I’m watching Trump send the National Guard to an American city under the guise of getting rid of homeless people and all the terrible criminals and… Continue Reading “Old Girl is Home and Dusting Off Her Protest Signs”
Ragtime is My Time Anytime
I’ve handed over my calendar to Herc. I hope he sits there and protects the blank spaces. I sat my retired self in a county meeting for three hours this morning. My watch, which is very wise in the area of personal discipline and… Continue Reading “Ragtime is My Time Anytime”
No Kings Day in Milwaukee
Tell me what democracy looks like!This is what democracy looks like! Tell me what democracy sounds like!This is what democracy sounds like! No Kings! No Kings! No Kings! What do we want?Justice! When do we want it?Now! There were 10,000 of us in downtown… Continue Reading “No Kings Day in Milwaukee”
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?”
Rotten, Wormy Apples on the Ground
My naivete has dropped off the tree like an October apple pitted from insects and rotten on one side from an early frost. All my adolescent fascination with how ‘normal’ people signed up for a free brown shirt and a chance to terrorize Jews… Continue Reading “Rotten, Wormy Apples on the Ground”
My Patriotic Cat and Other Things of Note
I would never stage my cat, but I’m not above taking the opportunity to catch him napping next to the American flag which happens to be stuck between the cushions of the recliner that I used to sit in before Herc took possession. Hours… Continue Reading “My Patriotic Cat and Other Things of Note”
Stranger in a Strange World
You might have heard that the FBI arrested a Milwaukee County circuit court judge yesterday. And because the arrest was intentionally theatrical and intended to intimidate, all while being unwarranted by what this judge actually did, the community has responded by gathering in large… Continue Reading “Stranger in a Strange World”
Conversation in the Courthouse Security Line
It was a long wait in the County Courthouse security line. There were actually two lines that were supposed to merge but the security person kept waving people in one line forward and telling the people in the other line to keep waiting. It… Continue Reading “Conversation in the Courthouse Security Line”
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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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