communing communities

These past few months of quarantine have put us in a limbo, cocooned in isolated bubbles of our own construction.

In the warped experience of quaran time our world cracks open under the collective baggage and burden of racism, scarcity fears and too many what-ifs to this pandemic. We are stunned and surprised by what comes crawling out of the dark.

Fallen tree in forest, Haukkamäki District, Jyväskylä by Tiia Monto

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" ~ George Berkeley

junk politics & bad leadership

I got this email in my junk folder today and that is where it belongs.

Joe Biden 

Tue 09-Jun-20 2:43 PM



When I decided to run for president, I never expected that so much of our campaign would be run from a distance. More than anything else, I wish I could be out on the trail, in the streets, speaking with and learning from supporters like you each and every day.

hopeful or hopeless? our choice

If life is a mirror what do we see when we stand in front of it? How many heart breaks can attack us before we collapse or give up? 

In stark contrast the world spins on - nature restored and glorious while humanity flails around in constant chaos of our own doing and device. 

As if this pandemic were not life threatening enough. Nationwide the disUnited States of America have imposed citywide curfews in an effort to dissuade demonstrations and looting. 

Police and even the National Guard have been deployed to monitor the protests, though in some cases has resulted in violent confrontation between law enforcement and civilians.

City Mayors and governors are in conflict with presidential and federal directives that tender no help and only aggravate their already beleaguered states. 

Now more than ever apathy and cynicism need to be stomped out. This is not a time to be silent or submit. Rise up and uplift whoever and whatever need our assistance and assurance. 

Time to take matters in hand and hold accountable those responsible. Injustice and inequality must end at all costs. Historic mistakes cannot be allowed to repeat - period.

It ends here today. Time to get on to better things in our lives. We have to be better.