friday's news in place of real discussion, press "cancel culture" now

Grocery List of Insomnia

pollen count surrounded by allergies and too much information

cedarness a cardinal not good at hiding itself

skunk hour every hour on cool nights

1/3 moon 1/3 owl 1/3 dog the grocery list of insomnia

political theater ushers stumble over their own words

gun talk lies same arguments different day

side effects the unknown road of covid vs. the vaccine

late afternoon a water strider's ballet

church steeple a new beacon for gun-toting people

Refers to Missouri GOP bill about guns in churches and on buses and other public transportation. The rationale is that more guns make us safer. The gun violence in St. Louis is a perfect example of how this logic plays out. More guns DO NOT make us safer. 

The bill sailed through the house and is on its way to the Missouri GOP controlled Senate. 

Guns in Churches

HB944

my weedy self refusing to use roundup on my property

grumbles of thunder a lot of misinformation about the American Jobs Plan*

*also referred by the media as the Infrastructure Plan. With the different names of the programs, media calling it one thing and the administration breaking it down differently, it's hard to keep up.

American Jobs Plan

American Families Plan

lightning in the forecast congress split along party lines

acorn energy the squirrels make their own circus

full moon the finger-pointing of politicians solves nothing

april voting bill a vinyl record spins back to the 60s

mother earth flipping its axis or flipping us off

Magnetic Pole Shift

faded flag at dawn you can still see the outlines of stars

tilted barn the gravity of self-righteousness pulling me down

irises the footbridge with a hint of blue

old field invaded by a miniature forest of dandelion stalks

Abuse takes many forms. It's a growing pandemic. We are not only the victims of abuse, we are also the abusers. 

April 22nd is Earth Day. Every day everyone of us abuses this planet we call home. 

plastic air every day we wrap ourselves in denial

It's Not Just The Oceans

wall clock insomnia one ticks while the other tocks

fallen deer long after the pond ice is gone