Last night, my husband and I took a break from work, volunteerism, and looking after the household in order to host friends for an Independence Day celebration, including watching a particularly lovely fireworks display over the Potomac River.After the…

Like so many people this political season, I have been fortunate to “meet” some amazing people via their blogs, my blog, or somebody else’s blog. These meetings have reminded me, more often than not, of how many people of good will and good humor are o…

Oh stu-stu-studio, where are you? Somewhere in the Hillary Clinton may-lay I lost you! I used to have the greatest studio in the world, called “El-Change-O!” Although it was ridiculously expensive, and loaded with landlord drama, Shawnee and I poured …

Many thanks to Britt and Trish for buying some of my paintings! Thanks to you both my debt is dwindling quickly! Britt bought the Michelle Obama doll some months ago in support of taking the Hillcar to Pennsylvania!Trish, always up for some fun, was o…

In a piece in Salon magazine, Rebecca Traister offers her analysis of who it is who is bothered by Senator Clinton’s treatment by the D.N.C. and others. Her main points:It is mostly women who are disturbed, angered, and alarmed.Such women will ultimate…

“Of the 210 statues in Washington, only nine are of women leaders. Less than 5 percent of the 2,400 national historic landmarks chronicle women’s achievements.”

No, these figures do not reflect the actual percentage of women leaders or of women’s a…

I found a beautiful, antique beaded necklace on my doorstep today. It turned out it came from Mark Stitches, my awesome neighbor! I took his photo. Luckily, I had may camera on hand!

PrefaceBefore I get to the substance of this post, I need to make something totally clear. I am not a personal friend of any member of the Clinton family nor of any member of Senator Clinton’s campaign staff. Nor do I work for the campaign. As an activ…

Last night, I attended a fine production of Julius Caesar, performed by The Shakespeare Theater Company. The play and the company of a true friend were both so fine that I did in fact have a respite from all cares, including political ones.Today one o…

A friend was kind enough to update me on a conference call Senator Clinton just had with many of her volunteers. Here is what Senator Clinton had to say about our efforts to retire her primary debt: “She does not want help paying back the money she len…

In today’s NYT, that paper once again made itself ridiculous by quoting journalists, journalism professors, and media pundits all chorusing that they simply see nothing sexist in the media’s primary season coverage of Senator Clinton. But the stunner i…

Just had an interesting exchange with a very thoughtful fellow Clinton supporter. My general policy has been to refrain from speculating on what Senator Clinton will do next in her political career but this message got me thinking.I used to think that …

Yesterday, I proffered a blueprint for how this blog will function from this point forward. I will be debating between the two remaining presidential misfits: Sir Barack Obama and Templar John McCain. All this, while continuing to assert my never-wan…

I watched Hillary’s speech today, and like many of her supporters, I cried.  Halfway into the speech I started to shake uncontrollably. I had to turn it off. I sat there for a while and just took some breaths. This is not normal for me. I am a realist who faces problems and defeats head on. I have indured some debilitating [...]

Well, well- there is still some tiny fraction of justice left in the world. Cardinal George has removed that horrible priest, Fr. Pfleger, from his post at St. Sabina’s parish in Chicago. The Cardinal’s action is a direct result of Fr. Pfleger’s insult…

In the United States, political parties do not have any federal constitutional status. They are extra-governmental organizations, giant advocacy groups so to speak. Unlike the country itself, political parties come and go.The example that keeps springi…

Below I reprint a story in which one of Senator Obama’s top advisers reminds us of this fact, while also telling us that, no matter what, Senator Obama will be anointing himself the Democratic nominee on June 4.There are so many disturbing things about…

Friends:This may or may not work, but hey, what have I got to lose by offering?Once a day I’m going to put up a post like this one. I will moderate every single comment that comes its way. The basics are the same for all posts on this blog: nothing pro…

It really is quite remarkable for Jimmy Carter, a man who could not win reelection to the presidency precisely because he had no idea how to campaign or connect with voters, to now be out preaching about what the superdelegates will do and what voters …

The work here in Oregon is interesting and exciting - but the trip has been long, tiring, and logistically tricky - and it ain’t over yet. Apart from my own firm conviction that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton deserves my best effort to make sure she be…