Here, here.
Inspirational Quote # 3303
Yes, keep going…and going…and going…
My View: There Are Not “Two Sides” on Ukraine
As she puts it as others try victim blaming for Russia’s unprovoked attack: rubbish.
As regular readers know, I have received and posted several comments complaining that I don’t write posts showing “both sides” or “different sides” on Ukraine. They disapprove of my support for Ukraine and my criticism of Putin.
In some cases, the commenters have included links to articles or videos claiming that Putin had no choice but to invade Ukraine because…he felt encircled by NATO, or he needed to protect Russians in Ukraine, or Ukraine is overrun by Nazis, or some policy analyst warned that NATO’s expansion would provoke Putin. Other commenters claim that I should not post anything sympathetic to Ukraine unless I post equally sympathetic commentaries about places where the U.S. brutalized the local population or where other nations are suffering.
Let me explain. This is my blog. It is not CNN, FOX, MSNBC, or a network station. The articles I post are my choice.
My choice is to…
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The Bright Star Of The Confirmation Hearing
A great read about Booker’s speech at Jackson’s confirmation hearing.
On Wednesday, after all the Republicans had finished their infantile attempts to tie Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to anything and everything that they could think of to tear down her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senator Cory Booker, a Black senator from New Jersey, gave the speech that brought tears to Judge Jackson, to onlookers, and to me as I watched the video clip from his impassioned speech. Here’s what one of my favourite columnists, Eugene Robinson, had to say about it in his column in The Washington Post, followed by a short clip from Booker’s speech.
Cory Booker cut through the GOP’s ugliness to celebrate Judge Jackson
By Eugene Robinson
Columnist
24 March 2022
The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have been rife with racism, sexism, feigned outrage and general ugliness. But Wednesday’s proceedings brought one moment of such powerful eloquence that…
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How to Write a Book – 8 Tips for Beginners
Some things you might think about. You may not agree with it all, but I generally do.
Inspirational Quote # 3289
I like thinking about it from this perspective.
Inspirational Quote # 3279
So agree with this! I need silence and frustration crowds in when a companionable silence is broken.
Saturday Surprise — A New Street Artist!
Some creative art to give you a smile in these times that can feel so heavy.
Those of you who have followed Filosofa’s Word for a while know that I LOVE street art! Cute critters and street art are two of my favourite topics for Saturday Surprise and this week I got lucky in finding a new street artist!
Meet David Zinn, an artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan who is well-known for his “ephemeral art,” created on the streets and composed entirely of chalk, charcoal, and random objects found on the premises. Cracks, holes, and small grooves are enough for Zinn to notice the figures they suggest and that’s where he gets most of his inspiration from; his work is done on the go. David has been drawing since 1987, making various quirky chalk-and-charcoal creatures in site-specific areas that helped the drawings wash away with the rain. His professional commissions included theatrical posters, business logos, educational cartoons, landfill murals, environmental superheroes, corporate allegories and hand-painted dump…
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The Navy Dream
I dreamed that I was the U.S. Navy but was preparing to get out. (Amusing to me after awakening, as I’d been in the U.S.A.F. for a career.) While I was in the Navy, I started making some improvements on some forms and processes they were using, and briefing commanders. My briefings became popular; the commanders sought me out for information, which provided a great positive vibe.
All that prompted me to think, maybe I should stay in the Navy. But my wife said, “No, don’t you want to get out and become a doctor?”
I answered, “Yes, I do, but I really want to be a writer.”
My wife replied, “You always said that you wanted to be a doctor.”
“Yes, I do,” I answered, “because I like helping people and I think I’d do it well. But I want to write. Why can’t I do both?”
She said, “There’s no reason why you can’t do both.”
We agreed I’d get out of the Navy and do both.
Dream end.
Friday Fab Felines
I found these laugh worthy. Hope you do, too. Especially mood poisoning. Cheers
I think it’s time to pay some attention to our favorite 4- legged friends. (Fab Felines).
The Can Opener still needs time. It’s a good thing Sushi and I are in control! We’ll get her back soon. Thanks for checking in on us!
Michael Seidel, writer 