The Grey Squirrel Dec 21, 2020 3 min The Year That Killed American Mythology As we come to the end of 2020, it is natural to reflect on what we have lost and what we have gained. This year the gains seemed too few...
The Grey Squirrel Nov 8, 2020 2 min Lifting While We Climb Listening to Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, I could not stop thinking about Mary Church Terrell, an all-too-often overlooked...
The Grey SquirrelDec 21, 20203 minThe Year That Killed American MythologyAs we come to the end of 2020, it is natural to reflect on what we have lost and what we have gained. This year the gains seemed too few...
The Grey SquirrelNov 7, 20203 minI Lost My TribeI am happy Donald Trump has been defeated, but it is a melancholy joy. His Presidency hastened the final annulment of my ignorant...
The Grey SquirrelSep 13, 20203 minCuties Controversy I am fascinated by the uproar over the movie Cuties. The plot is a warning about the over-sexualization of young girls. The girls are not...
The Grey SquirrelJun 24, 20201 minI don't think that those people want much to do with someone like me. This popped up on my FB memories. Five years ago, when my son was twelve-years-old, we had this conversation. If a child can understand...
The Grey SquirrelJan 25, 20203 minI Hate The Scarlet Letter!There I said it. I like the plot summary, great stuff, but Nathaniel Hawthorne’s actual writing makes me wish I were illiterate.
The Grey SquirrelAug 17, 20192 minDon't Twist the Dimmer Switch on Your Inner LightMy life today is not how I pictured it would look just a few months ago, but I will say in this season that we are going through, my...
The Grey SquirrelJul 18, 20194 minHurt People Hurt Others...And ThemselvesLord help me, I am a Republican. I have a list of reasons why I am a Republican, but that is a post for another time. I've actually...
The Grey SquirrelJun 25, 20194 minI've been here. You'll be ok.Tonight I got a call from a friend who is going through something hard, very hard, like the kind of hard that ends up in a memoir. I...
The Grey SquirrelMay 28, 20193 minLiving the Venn LifeWe all want to feel safe. We all want to feel secure. We all want to feel comfortable. When we stepped out of our cave, strapped on our...
The Grey SquirrelMay 18, 20192 minI Get Daenerys TargaryenI feel like I need to say from the outset that I do not watch Game of Thrones beyond watching previews and reading articles about it that...
The Grey SquirrelMay 13, 20192 minMeet The Grey SquirrelI'll fill in a couple of the blanks for you here. My mind is a lot like luggage claim: I need to grab a thought as soon as I see it or it...
