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Letter to a Friend who held an Extended Family Thanksgiving
Sunday December 6, 2020 Dear Anna, I was baffled after our phone visit yesterday, and your detailed recount of Thanksgiving. I listened to what happened to you and your family: how you decided to celebrate in person together; all took … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, friend responsibility, quarantine, Thanksgiving
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The Patriotism of Isolation
This week’s post is penned by my niece, Caroline Bringenberg, an LA-based Millennial activist who challenges me to think about the world I am leaving the next generation. Growing up I remember hearing stories, at home and in history class, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Bringenberg, citizenship, coronavirus, Rosie the Riveter, World War II
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What the Heck Have I Been Doing?
There’s a point in Marc Maron’s Netflix Comedy Special, ‘End Times Fun,’ when Marc (middle-aged white guy, sorta tall, skinny, bearded, salt and pepper scruff; basically me with quicker retort time) iterates the troubles of our era and then bemoans, … Continue reading