All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Summer Wildfires

Daily Observation

Indeed they are worse than forty years ago

But, ask if they didn’t exist yet & I say no

Fires were smaller, but, very much present

In spite of media’s non-acknowledgement

@douryeh

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“It Ain’t Winning If Without You,” A Poetic Love Collection from Michelle Ayon Navajas

From Behind the Pen

As I began reading the introduction to Michelle Ayon Navajas’ book, “It Ain’t Winning If Without You,” a couple of Carolina Wrens were sitting outside my window tweeting their mid-day songs so crisp and clear. I took that as an omen that this poetry collection, her 7th book, was going to be a good read.

I especially love the flow of her tagline reference in her intro for a popular coffee in her home country of the Philippines, “Para kanino tayo gumigising sa umaga?” (for whom do you rise every morning?). This is an excellent question that makes you reflect on your purpose for being blessed to get up every day with gratitude. Reading Michelle’s poems made me feel like I was sitting on the tropical sands near the palatial Philippine Sea, sipping on a Mai Tai, feeling a gentle breeze brush against my face, as the luscious palm trees…

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Ramblings From The Bouncy Mind

Filosofa's Word

I spend a good deal of time each day perusing the news, with a particular interest in the politics here in the U.S.  More often than not, my daily reading sets my teeth on edge and brings more musings and questions than it provides answers.  Yesterday was no exception, and left me with a bit of what I call ‘mind bounce’, whereby I cannot seem to focus on just one topic to sit down and write a coherent post.  So this morning’s post is just a compilation of a few of my thoughts while I try to talk my mind into settling down a bit.


Most Democrats running for election or re-election have one major problem:  they are too quiet.  Much as I hate the loud voices from the other side, the Democrats need to become more forceful in voicing and promoting their ideologies, in telling the voters how they…

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