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The Country on Fire

Posted in American flag, Baby Boomer, BART, Colin Kaepernick, George Floyd, looters, MLK, murder, National Anthem, NFL, police officer, protestors, racism, racist, staus quo, taking a knee, The Hate You Give, the talk, veterans, violenceLeave a comment

(re-run from the summer of 2020) The country is on fire. Protestors have been gathering for three days now, just one week after George Floyd died while a police officer kept his knee on his neck until he was asphyxiated. George had used a counterfeit twenty dollar bill at a store. A 17-year-old girl filmed… Continue reading The Country on Fire

Keep Your Nose Clean

Posted in college, house, housing, law, lawlessness, looters, memoir, middle class, Nebraska, Omaha, renters, rules, societal rules, student, student loans, young adultLeave a comment

(re-run from 2021) When I was a young adult, this expression was a warning to us to straighten up and fly right – to stay out of trouble. It was said to young men more than it was said to young women, but it meant that things would come our way if we followed the… Continue reading Keep Your Nose Clean