Monthly Archive: February 2022
At the Intersection of Loyalty, Rights, and Legitimate Reasons
I was not a victim. Nor am I a sex worker. I was a female business professional, traveling alone, who needed to pee.
War in Ukraine: Updates, Open Thread
Keeping up with the news, developments, and discussion around the war in Ukraine and the world’s response to Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression.
Sunday Morning! “Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted” by Gary Barwin
Gary Barwin is a writer of seemingly boundless energy and invention, and it does admittedly get a bit overwhelming at times.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Death and Taxes
The joys of judging people and following (or not following) the rules.
Phones, Photos, Phallus and…4-H?
To consider the evolution of phone concerns across my lifetime. Coincidentally, 4-H actually benefitted from Mr. Bezos’s digital dalliances
From the Associated Press: CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.
Zelensky’s Speech to the Russians
Yesterday the Ukranian president made his appeal to the Russian citizens directly. English subtitles.
From NBC News: Biden Picks Jackson for Supreme Court, Putting Her on a Path to History
President Joe Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with his selection.
Hello, Cold War II!
As bombs started raining down on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odessa in Ukraine, the final nail was hammered into the post-Cold War’s coffin
POETS Day: Wilfred Owen and The Old Lie
I first read this week’s poem in seventh or eighth grade. It’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen. I think it’s the most famous of the “War Poets” poems and deserving.
Weekend Plans Post: February is the Longest Month
Most every month of the year has me say “I can’t believe this month is almost over!”
February always has me say “I can’t believe it’s still February!”
Former Officers Found Guilty of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights
The three former Minneapolis police officers involved in the George Floyd arrest and death were found guilty of all charges of violating his civil rights.
The Terrible Ukraine Situation, With No Good Solution
Just know that this is truly a terrible situation that will not likely have a good resolution, even if Ukraine wins.
The Polyglot on the Ground
The ability to speak many languages is very useful skill in international reporting.
