Category Archives: For Love of History

Susan Collins, hurry next door for a chat with Patrick Leahy…

Posted on September 9, 2018 by sheilawill

Vermont’s two longtime senators, in my view, are the best of the lot. Patrick Leahy exudes integrity. Bernie Sanders is, well, Bernie, a man of the people, a true believer, a good socialist. It was 1974 when I taught American … Continue reading →

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Walking Weather in Tucson

Posted on August 24, 2018 by sheilawill

If it’s under 80 degrees by 8 a.m., I’m out the door. Friday is Sabino Canyon day. All the recent rain popped circles of orange blossoms atop barrel cacti. Ocotillo branches are leafing out again. The verdant Catalinas harbor happy … Continue reading →

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There are places I remember…

Posted on July 28, 2018 by sheilawill

Our July road trip started out right with us collaborating to become the Alpine, Arizona, trivia champions. For one night. I knew that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Dan’s  logic brought the win home. A free dinner was ours. Following … Continue reading →

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A little knowledge can’t hurt…

Posted on June 22, 2018 by sheilawill

Wyoming and the deep South are home to the most ardent DT supporters (check out  Nate Silver’s fivethirtyeight.com chart, state by state. What do they put in their drinking water? I’m happy to report that Hawaii’s residents are the most … Continue reading →

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Best Sabino Canyon walk ever! Balancing encroaching fascism!

Posted on June 16, 2018 by sheilawill

I made it to the top and back, 7.4 miles. Overcast. Lovely. Cool raindrops. A salve to the constant news of America going down, down, down. Assigning myself the end-of-birthday week challenge to make it to the top did me … Continue reading →

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Synonym for the n-word: criminal

Posted on June 7, 2018 by sheilawill

Hating is the in-thing. Hell, the hater-in-chief roams the White House, tweeting his daily venom across the globe. How much hatred is codified into law? “Three strikes and you’re out,” a signature part of  the 1994 Crime Act touted by … Continue reading →

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The South is full of Surprises, part 2

Posted on May 30, 2018 by sheilawill

I can’t help it. I think of the Deep South as backward. I’ve driven across southern Mississippi without an Easy Rider moment. I’ve munched on fried pickles. I love shrimp and grits. I try to not to wear my bias on my … Continue reading →

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RBG takes precedence over the South!

Posted on May 22, 2018 by sheilawill

A serious person with a great sense of humor. A powerful advocate for women’s rights. A stalwart believer in the 14th Amendment. A tenacious and focused speaker with a strong bullshit detector. Who else could this be but Ruth Bader Ginsburg? … Continue reading →

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The South is full of surprises, part 1

Posted on May 19, 2018 by sheilawill

Growing up in New England, the South was the bad guy. Those bad, bad slaveholders, which they were, who pilfered the lives of other human beings. I never thought about my historic New England neighbors who made the masts and … Continue reading →

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Destroying AZ Public Schools: NYET!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by sheilawill

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey hobnobs with the billionaire ultra-right-wing Koch brothers, his biggest fans.   Destroying public education is one of their foremost goals. They thought Arizona would be an easy mark.   The state — hanging by a thread … Continue reading →

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