Monthly Archives: January 2022
A matter of faith
There are two definitions of faith.
- complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
- strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
I wasn’t familiar with the use of apprehension above. I found one definition is “understanding or grasp”.
I spent a lot of time praying (faith) and thinking about the discussion we were going have at my Quaker meeting, Bear Creek (some of us via ZOOM) related to Mutual Aid. I’ve been deeply involved in Des Moines Mutual Aid (DMMA) for two years, writing nearly daily to share what I’ve been learning. It can be difficult to express lived experiences to those who haven’t had those experiences. Many Friends have had experiences that could be called Mutual Aid in their work peace and justice.
I made mistakes over the years because I had conflicts with the meeting related to…
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25 Private Colleges Whose Graduates Go on to Earn the Least Money
Colombie – Parc archéologique national de San Agustín – Mesitas — Peuples autochtones d’Abya Yala




Publié le 20 Août 2018 Sur le sentier – zone rurale – Mesitas, à 2,5 km du centre de San Agustín, se trouve la plus grande concentration de vestiges archéologiques de la culture agustiniana. Dans une zone de moins d’un kilomètre carré on trouve les exemples les plus impressionnants de monticules funéraires et statutaires, ainsi[…]
Colombie – Parc archéologique national de San Agustín – Mesitas — Peuples autochtones d’Abya Yala
Clearing Off The Desk
Dr. Kaku’s quip is one of my favorite sayings about the subject of desks. I sometimes remember it when my desk becomes cluttered but I still feel too lazy to clear it. A couple of weekends ago, I searched high and low for a Post It Note that contained the landline phone number of a new acquaintance. She does not own a mobile phone, so I had jotted the number down–intending to file it in my Rolodex later.
During the search, I decided to clean off the entire desk top because the surface needed to be dusted anyway. A few minutes into the clearing process, I discovered the missing phone number, then promptly copied it onto a Rolodex card.
Then I removed everything else from the top of the desk. There were several receipts to file away, a couple of gadgets to return to their proper places inside of a…
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Myanmar military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to another 4 years in jail — Radio Free Asia (Me: Shameful, small and woefully dumb)
APHORISM (0003)
Quote of passion
Ill
Around me, I notice illness appear
I wish I could relieve anguish, fear
All I can do, is say a word; do shopping
And devote a plea while praying
Best wishes to all those suffering
@douryeh
Lies and Violence
Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.
– Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
This week’s featured post is my review of what we now know about January 6, “One Year Later“.
This week everybody was talking about the January 6 insurrection
The featured post is my look back at January 6, but everyone else was doing it too. Here’s the Late Show’s musical tribute.
President Biden also spoke out more forcefully than usual.
For the first time in our history, a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol. But they failed. They failed. And on this day of remembrance, we must make sure that such attack never, never happens again.
… We must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a…
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