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Plague Journal

At the start, it seemed simple enough…there was a disease that was seemingly ravaging the 3rd World…but hey that’s what we expect. Diseases ravage “lesser countries” and we shake our collective heads about it and say to ourselves: “if only they could be more like us…” As my mother used to say: “God don’t likeContinue reading “Plague Journal”

LIV: From Fritz to Patrick—and those in the shadows

They’ve always been around; you just didn’t realize you were watching them: On this day, the day that has become Roman Numeral Day, we tend to think of the evolution being Doug to Steve to Donovan to Colin to Russell to Cam to now Patrick… But Fritz Pollard was around for the birth of theContinue reading “LIV: From Fritz to Patrick—and those in the shadows”

SPS, STEM and Fragility

Last week, two parts of my life as a parent collided at a school board meeting. On the night that many people were rightfully focused on what happened in Downtown Seattle, a couple of miles south, the Seattle School Board was taking action on a proposal 20 years in the making. The board approved aContinue reading “SPS, STEM and Fragility”

We are not alone in our fight for the “Beloved Community”

“We’re not alone. Good people will fight if we lead them. What our mothers and father fought for, we will not let die. Not today.” No, that is not Dr. King. That is Poe Dameron, rebel commander, speaking in “Rise of Skywalker” (sorry for the spoiler). Before you start rolling your eyes, stay with me.Continue reading “We are not alone in our fight for the “Beloved Community””

You Gotta Start Somewhere

For my first draft on how this was going to begin, I had a long, rambling travelogue of my life, and what had lead me to decide that I wanted to put my thoughts into a forum like this—but being a Marvel comics fan—I’m going to do this like one of their stalwarts. Stan LeeContinue reading “You Gotta Start Somewhere”