Mandy Patinkin Blasts Netanyahu

From those of my relatives who are Jewish, including those who were murdered in the Holocaust, to everyone else with ears to hear. This savagery has to stop! I might also add this goes to my former relatives who just won’t give it up in their lives either. Your pursuit … Read more…

Not My Story But It Resonates

Mother’s Day has always been a day I would cheerfully ignore. The story at the following link is not specifically for the occasion but it portrays what too many valiant moms go through on any day of celebration and in between. The world is full of self-righteous, gossipy and judgmental … Read more…

As Slash and Burn Continues

When I see a young child being hauled around by his father for political gain, I feel disgust and anger. Outside of the inappropriateness of having a child on the scene at all, it is obvious the boy is being used as a human shield. He who-shall-not-be-named is aware in … Read more…

God Bless This Episcopal Bishop!

I watch and listen with horror as the predicted cruelties of the orange Yeti continue to descend upon us. Surely he will not remain long in office or upon this earth. There is a limit, I think (or hope) to what even our Heavenly Father will tolerate when it comes … Read more…

Looking Backwards and Forwards

I did post a version of this on Medium on December 22, since they seem to pitch a fit if I publish here on my own website first. But they’re not paying me, so I’m caring a little less about that than I used to. As I began to write … Read more…

A First Step Against Tyranny

As a writer who spent most of the summer online working with pro-democracy groups, I’m still devastated and in shock at what has happened in the United States during 2024. We are literally staring into an abyss that Trump created and whose rims he is trying to line with his … Read more…

Post-Election Falsehoods and Facts

I posted a shorter version of this article on, shudders, Facebook yesterday, but it will most likely be cordoned off by Zuck’s censors. In a couple of days, it will probably go up on Substack. So no, I’m not plagiarizing anyone. The material is mine and I’ll do whatever I … Read more…

Housing Crammed Down Our Throats

What’s happening in West Hills is happening across California, especially in SoCal. That’s why I’m putting it here, also. But not to bury the lead: The state and the city of LA are cramming a monstrous apartment complex, supposedly for 55+, down the throat of the community, with little to … Read more…

I Can No Longer Remain Silent

After more than two years of silence here, my opinions are still as strong as they ever were. In between juggling health issues, and cowardly stalking from a disrespectful stepson in his 60s, I have been immersed in learning more about politics, including how the City of Los Angeles — … Read more…

Civility May Never Come Back to Our Neighborhoods

But can you at least MYOB? Having written about this in various places multiple times since 2015, it’s really getting old. People seem to think this is a nice community and in many neighborhoods, it probably is. But around here, people are far too busy poking their noses into everyone … Read more…