Category Archives: Politics

A peripheral thought about the Capitol attackers

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Naomi

Not peripheral: a lot of them have been arrested, indicted and imprisoned while awaiting trial or a plea deal requiring cooperation and spilling everything they know. Sure, some of them are out on bail, under house arrest or occasionally permitted … Continue reading →

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Too many opinions (and too high a price)

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Naomi

As I was strolling through Twitter earlier, I made a momentous executive decision: instead of re-tweeting everything I like, I would restrict my re-tweeting to actual factual news items, and give a little heart action ♥ to opinions, comments, witty … Continue reading →

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Children, today’s word is “orange”

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Naomi

Everybody is using it so it’s a good idea to explore its meaning. It is a color, of course. Not one of my favorite colors; there’s something optically bullying about it, over-the-top extroversion. It yells for attention when I don’t … Continue reading →

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