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The Gales of November
November 10, 2020
Posted by Mary Beth

Today is November 10th which is the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. (Listen to the song here!) 

Quarantine Diary #150 8/11/2020 Taking a Break
August 11, 2020
Posted by Mary Beth

I’m depressed. How about you?  I’m not the kind of depressed where I should call a doctor. I’m more “Michelle Obama depressed.”  Things feel stuck, wrong, and getting worse. There’s the pandemic and the feeble, chaotic response to it. There’s racial strife. When, if ever, will the police police themselves?