WINNERS AND LOSERS

So, now that it seems very probable (if not certain) that our Fascist in Chief has been deposed and our Presidential election is (mostly) over, let’s take a look at the winners and losers here. WARNING: as you may have guessed from that first line, I am celebrating the political victory of…

PEACE

Peace to you and to your house.

This is not a prayer or wish or even a blessing meant to suggest that you will be without conflict. Conflict is the enemy of comfort, but poses no threat to peace.

Girl Power

I’m going to have more to say about this day, but before that I have to pause for just a moment to say this.

I have had times of serious doubt that the women and girls of this country would ever have someone who looked like them on a winning Presidential ticket. I never had a…

Find Your Basketball

Basketball is a game I’ve loved since I was about 10 years old. I didn’t really learn how to play until I moved from Canada back to Portland when I was 12. My best friend Jeff Morrow patiently schooled me in the game in his driveway and then in mine with some help from my Uncle Chip and…

The Lawyers Should Know Better

I suppose it may not matter to you if you are sufficiently dug in in support of your candidate of choice, but as a lawyer I can tell you that if I were representing the Trump campaign bringing the cases they are bringing, I would rightly expect to be sanctioned and…

Still Waiting

I am still waiting to hear one of my friends who supports Trump say something critical that goes beyond “I wish he would talk differently sometimes” or “he’s flawed like the rest of us”. My friends who support other politicians seem to be able to readily offer such objectivity. Trump doesn’t have…

One More Can

At a time when every check of the news seems to reveal people who appear determined to make our country worse, it is especially worth pausing to note those making it better.

Today Sarah Fuller, a collegiate soccer player, and Vanderbilt University made history as Fuller became…