Tag: Politics

What’s That You Say, Old Lady?

Posted on August 20, 2023 by

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Tomorrow night, I’m going to a town hall meeting on the county budget. I’m going to speak about my deep belief that older adults are not a priority for local government, that we have been on the back burner so long, the pot has… Continue Reading “What’s That You Say, Old Lady?”

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Today’s Gratitude Journey

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

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I’m glad I’m not running for office, glad I don’t have to explain away my first boyfriend who belonged to the John Birch Society and drove a Jeep and tried to teach me to scuba dive which I couldn’t learn because I panicked in… Continue Reading “Today’s Gratitude Journey”

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Meeting Michael Douglas

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

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I went to a meet and greet today to meet and greet Michael Douglas who had flown to Wisconsin from L.A. on behalf of Michael Bloomberg. The meet and greet was in a couple’s house, an unpretentious place, with boxes of Starbucks coffee on… Continue Reading “Meeting Michael Douglas”

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99 New: Puppetry

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

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My friend and I took a giant puppet to a demonstration. The man who made the huge caricature of our governor, Scott Walker, supervised loading it into my truck. We tried loading the puppet head first but the top of the truck cover threatened… Continue Reading “99 New: Puppetry”

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American Weather

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

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Liars’ confetti Thick snow drifts, begging shovels Just scenery that  

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Thank You, Donald Trump

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

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When Donald Trump was elected, I decided it was time to be the political commentator I’d wanted to be when I was sixteen. I’ll get a spot on Medium, I thought, and just tear the bastard up with my laser analysis and searing prose.… Continue Reading “Thank You, Donald Trump”

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Good Things That Could Happen Because of Trump

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

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I’ve been overwhelmed with the catastrophe that is Donald Trump. The past month has been an elaborate and never-ending progression of fun house mirrors. Every day, there’s some more grotesque consequence, new ways that civil rights, sensibilities, and American traditions are stretched and distorted… Continue Reading “Good Things That Could Happen Because of Trump”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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