Monthly Archives: June 2010

Clean-Up? What Clean-Up!

It was crucial to keep the oil out of the marshlands.  People suggested hay, they suggested screens made of hair.  In the end what did they do?  Chemical dispursants and a whole lot of nothing.  Can someone explain this to … Continue reading

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BP’s Gift to the USA

June’s Video of the Month. I have so much more to say about this horrific event.  More to come.  For now, this says so much.

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Remembering Mummy

My mother and father were big fans of Nana Mouskouri.  Here Nana sings one of the songs I grew up hearing.  I remember going to see her with my parents when she came to my hometown.  My mother would play … Continue reading

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The Dress

Each night before I fall asleep I stop for a moment and think of my sister in the nursing home.  I think of her lying propped up by pillows, the rubber catheter her constant companion.  Lou has found a place … Continue reading

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