I used to tell folks (who asked) that I had an inquiring mind—and inquiring minds want to know. I was an Early Childhood and Parent Education teacher for thirty years. I loved teaching the little ones; especially the three-year-olds who had the questions that fit my own inquiring mind. One year, I kept a list […]
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There has always been a disconnect between what we claim to deserve as human beings and what we believe is deserved in specific circumstances — by citizens or non-citizens, or workers or owners; by basically, any other person. “Entitled” is the scalpel we use to divide one group of people from another. We enjoy declaring
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Three weeks ago, my husband and I walked over to a friend’s house a couple blocks away. We were sitting in their back yard, sipping our drinks and chatting when a young man – maybe in his 20’s, strutted into the yard and started talking to us. He wasn’t making much sense, but kept repeating
