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
Category: Concerned Human
Blog writing from my perspective as just a plain old human
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.
Art has Superpowers
Have you seen the video of President Trump as Thanos released on the Trump campaign twitter account, @TrumpWarRoom? My first… Read more Art has Superpowers
Giving Thanks for Gifts From Mother Earth
We have a fractured relationship with Mother Earth. I hesitated writing “Mother” Earth because in so doing I acknowledge we… Read more Giving Thanks for Gifts From Mother Earth
Tim Goodwin 