Welcome to Rising Gorge

….in which I meditate upon the “gag factor”. So—trigger warning: this is gonna get…eww, gross! Lately in Oklahoma, one public school had a “fundraiser” at which students licked peanut butter off of other students’ bare toes. Followed quickly by a fundraiser” at another school, where the event was students licking each others’ armpits. (Before we … Continue reading Welcome to Rising Gorge

Esther Our Queen!

Happy Purim! If you’re Jewish, you probably baked or bought some of those delicious Hummentash (“Haman’s hat”) cookies. And I don’t know whether it’s still a mumming holiday anywhere in this country, people going round dressed up as King Ahasereus, the villainous vizier Haman, or Esther herself. But what I want to tell you is, … Continue reading Esther Our Queen!

Her Praise

Serving as my dead sister’s executor, I receive her mail, and have, since her death and to this day, received regular appeals from the charities to which she contributed. Homeless shelters, abused women’s shelter, numerous food banks. Much as I adored and admired her, I didn’t know about her extraordinary generosity. it makes me think … Continue reading Her Praise

What are you getting America for our anniversary?

We’re coming up on March 15. Four years ago on that date, America experienced a major and unprecedented event: Our government imprisoned us. ALL of us. The word “lockdown” previously referred to the policy in prisons of confining inmates to their cells when prison authorities feared the inmates were getting rebellious over some (additional) perceived … Continue reading What are you getting America for our anniversary?

A movie about a novel about a movie about a movie

…that’s Argylle. I really didn’t wanna see it, thought it was just, like, a Diehard wannabe. But we did go yesterday, because we needed a rainy day entertainment to replace our usual clay pigeon shooting. And I thought it was great! First of all I ❤️ Sam Rockwell, whom I first saw in Jojo Rabbit. … Continue reading A movie about a novel about a movie about a movie