Maybe home – where I really belong – is not anywhere I’ve already been. Maybe it’s just a little further on, somewhere over the rainbow. And maybe that’s not wrong.
Tag: Culture
Are You a Real Patriot? Then Remember Your Oath
I’m dismayed at the silence of some elected officials (some who are right now reading this) on Donald Trump’s authoritarian justification for the overthrowing the
Roe v. Wade: it’s tearing me up
I’ve read with compassion and concern the responses of many of my close friends and family members to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I
Pearls, Benson, and Regret
My friend David Knight Benson, Providencia. Photo Courtesy Paul Selsky. Circa 1970.
Goodbye Jake, Goodbye Oak, Goodbye Home
I’m already feeling the irrevocable loss of this place. Mourning, because I’m making peace with the thought that we’ll never come back. We’ve rehomed the horses (all but Chula – I can’t quite part with her yet), the 4-wheelers, and tractor. The place will be swarming with folks at Saturday’s barn sale enthusiastically giving us pennies on the dollar, helping us deconstruct our life here.
Family, Ruined
It’s a funny feeling to be on the cusp of being the last one standing in your immediate family. And yet, here I am.
Idaho’s Blame California Problem
…Because of fear-mongering and the fact that they aren’t considered legitimate Idahoans by the establishment, their votes go instead to ultra-conservative candidates who recognize their electoral value, aggressively court and whip their votes, and co-opt these recently arrived Californians to Idaho’s detriment…
Assimilate, Californians
Despite their aversion to Californians, most Idahoans are pretty decent folks, so if you don’t play the California card, you just might make it here.