Category: protest

Determined to Dance

Posted in dance floor, dance shoes, dancing, history, live music, March, memoir, No Kings march, protest, protestors, R&B music, wineryLeave a comment

March or dance?  Dance or march?  A good R & B band was playing at a winery 45 minutes away, maybe for the last time before rainy season. Of course, marching would be fun, seeing all the signs and costumes, being part of history, and the weather was going to be fabulous, sunny skies and… Continue reading Determined to Dance

Why the College Students Are Protesting

Posted in bombs, college, Gaza, government, hostages, Israel, Kent State, Kwnt State, memoir, Palestinians, protest, Vietnam, warLeave a comment

Those of you not old enough to remember Kent State in 1970 and the four students gunned down during a protest over the war in Viet Nam, let me tell you that one of my friends is married to her older husband, who was there and witnessed it. He remembers. Now, colleges across the country… Continue reading Why the College Students Are Protesting

Empathy for your Woman

Posted in congressmen, dancing, Equal Rights Amendment, power, protest, rape, senator, sexual assault, women's rights1 Comment

The woman I sat next to last night at the wine festival event has four ex-husbands. We chatted between bands while she told me what she wants more than anything is a travel partner. “I’m done with men,” she said. “How old are you?” I asked. “74,” she said. I am not done with men,… Continue reading Empathy for your Woman