Fourteen years ago, a man, whose life had been completely unremarkable up to that point, took all the children at the Nickel Mines Amish one-room school house hostage. Tortured them. And shot them, one by one, then himself. The aftermath reminds me of what is happening now regarding Putin. An autopsy was done on the … Continue reading HE MUST be Sick… →

I remember my father saying about Ronald Reagan, I think it was after Hinckley shot him,”Best thing we ever did, electing an actor as president!” And of course, Trump is an actor, too, always ”on” in character as his own larger- than-life persona. But Zelensky! didja know he was a comic actor on a Ukranian … Continue reading Thespian Genitalia →

Cenk Uygur, founder of the “Justice Democrats “ which brought AOC from barista to DC, now sez conservatives dont wanna go to war against Russia for just one reason. Can ya guess? Whiteness! Tha’s right , were loath to get involved cuz its aggression by a “white” nation (against another white nation, but lets not … Continue reading A Whiter Shade of Pol →

i hate that word. Tonight Im trying to research grief, like i would a legal issue. Can i find precedent on point? What are the distinguishing facts involved in sibling death? Given the facts of my case, what outcome can i expect? So i was crying, well, kinda dry-heaving, as i surfed articles about grief, … Continue reading “Counseling” →

less than 2 weeks ago i wrote a post titled A Marker. that was bfore Russia invaded Ukraine. i wanted to record how things looked then. now,Russia has done it. althoogh to hear pur media talk youd think Putin had done it alone. Heres what i wanna ”mark” today: Ever since the Bygone-Hapless admin came … Continue reading A Marker, II →

last year i wrote about the theme of migration in the Bible (Wandering Judaeo-Christians, 4/3/21) People are always being either commanded to get up and go, or, alternatively, being threatened with exile. Of course, in the loooong prologue to this fateful morning when Russia has invaded Ukraine, we hearda lot about ”Russification”, the Soviet practice … Continue reading How Long to Belong? →

….Its been the emblematic slogan of the US since 1776! Except, of course, during our civil war. So now, Putin sez he will recognize the right to independence of separatist Ukranian provinces . To me, this seems very difficult to argue with. It’s the will of the people, right? Maybe, in connection with our own … Continue reading Independence! →

I woke at about 5 this morning , intensely aware of how comfortable i was, in my warm, soft fleece nest, wallowing, reveling, in my sensual pleasure. Barely awake, i sat up, (also aware of the unconscious ease with which I did that)—and there, perfectly framed by my bedside window, floated the huge, nearly-full moon, … Continue reading Survivor’s Guilt →

We here on UnWoke have been prescient in our views so many times. Simon could change the name of the site to ”Toldja So!” So lemme just say, this thing about Russia invading Ukraine…. 2 possibilities: Russia, having had a conclusive demonstration of the US’ military ineptitude in Kabul, actually means to try, and thinks … Continue reading A Marker →

…because, well, its been kinda heavy weather INside me lately, but yet I have kept up with my routines: a three mile walk every day. or since it’s now winter, cross-country skiing. Last Saturday we had some rain on top of of about a foot of snow. it didnt melt it, the water sank in … Continue reading Talkin’ ’Bout the Weather →