Does it seem to you that we are collectively on the edge of panic and in a state of fear?… Read more Don’t Feed the Fear Monster
Author: timothygoodwin
Thinking About Being a Liberal
I participated in the Democratic caucus yesterday. In Minnesota it’s the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party. Because Minnesota now has a presidential… Read more Thinking About Being a Liberal
Thoughts From a Loser Teacher
Well, it’s official. I’m a loser. Have been since the age of 24 when I got my first teaching job.… Read more Thoughts From a Loser Teacher
Water is Life
Water is life. Yet, the EPA, under the direction of the current administration is changing the interpretation and implementation of… Read more Water is Life
Well, That Was Unexpected
Twenty-two years ago, I stumbled into the house after a day of teaching and when my wife asked what was… Read more Well, That Was Unexpected
Otherizing and Futilizing
Are you stuck “otherizing” and “futilizing?” Don’t know those words? They are words I’ve invented to mean the act of… Read more Otherizing and Futilizing
What if We Had This Hope?
What if…What if the young woman did not fear an unknown attacker?What if the child did not fear the stranger?What… Read more What if We Had This Hope?
Meanwhile…
I ended 2019 with a (slightly uncharacteristic) post with a positive tone–a simple poem titled blessings. Then I took a… Read more Meanwhile…
Blessings
Snow crunches beneath my feetand I think of you.I wonder where our livesconverged, diverged, got lostand found again.Crisp winter air… Read more Blessings
The Decline of Self-Governance
Further degradation of the concept of true self-governance by the continued destruction of free and fair elections will destroy what is left of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Tim Goodwin 