My Miseducation

I took American History I and II concurrently in Night School in an ill-understood attempt to graduate high school on time. A lot of factors landed me in night school, most obviously my habit of skipping school for other activities. I believe I failed American History I for failing to take the final exam. My…

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Face’s Vibe Check

It’s MLK weekend. There’s a big event scheduled for Monday in Washington D.C. The weather is turning shivering cold in NE Ohio and beyond. Angst and Dread are running at an all-time high amongst my legion of liberal and progressive friends and acquaintances. The Saturday news brought word of immigration raids planned for next week…

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Retraction and Retreat

Post-pandemic America is not okay. People are grumpy, if not just angry. Privileged people complain about the cost of things at Costco or on their cruise ships. Poor people know the food bank schedule. Middle-class people live paycheck-to-paycheck with some getting lucky and hitting the student loan forgiveness lotto. We are on the cusp of criminalizing homelessness; in Georgia, the…

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Tracy’s Gen X Most Memorable Moments

There has been a lot of quibbling online regarding the definitive event of various generations. You know, JFK’s assassination, 9/11, etc. I’m not belittling those events, just giving subtext. In mulling over the events that have stuck with me for the last 50 years or so, I have come up with this list. I’d be…

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Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the…

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