Wednesday Words
Once-a-week in your mailbox: a summary of recent postings, links to items of interest, and reminders of upcoming events from this website. This week’s reminder is about…
Always Looking for Acts of Kindness
When so much of the “news” that makes its way to our screens and inboxes is about violence & meanness, I am always looking for acts of kindness.
Only in Oregon ….
Hunter Noack, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild is an outdoor concert series where America’s most stunning landscapes replace the traditional concert hall.
Bold, Blunt Language
“During a time when lies are invading the land of truth, let us know hope is just an idea if it doesn’t lace its boots.” –Andrea Gibson, they/them
Behind a Wall That Needs Tearing Down
“Everything we need to know sits behind a wall that needs tearing down.” – Maya Stein
Ann Staley Tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series
Poet Sulima Malzin joins the Ann Staley tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series: Season 15 Episode 11, filmed July 13, 2022. (VIDEO)
Older Ladies
If you need a little lift today, “Older Ladies” just might be your ticket.
Speaking of Hope
Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. (Rebecca Solnit)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
What’s the difference between a bookkeeper in the garment district and a Supreme Court Justice? One generation. – RIP, Notorious RBG
Nosdrovyea! (maybe)
What? In a week where enormously horrible stuff is happening in the world, it’s borscht that gets a spot on the U.N. protection list?
Writing a Better Story, by Carrie Newcomer
When I discovered this inspirational recording, I knew I had found my theme song for Arms Filled With Bittersweet. Maybe yours too.
Dangerous Times Call for Dangerous Women
TED Talks: Pat Mitchell has nothing left to prove and much less to lose – she’s become a “dangerous woman.”