Here is just the first half of Yeats's poem....where we are now. There is no second coming...of either a savior or a beast. The beast is among us; we must save ourselves.

Many of us may need to practice these now and in the next few years.

We can rely on the beauty of nature to calm our souls; on the change of seasons for perennial hope; and on ourselves to vote for honorable, trustworthy, empathic candidates who care for the future of ALL citizens.

This is where we are; the definition fits. Albright's book was published in 2018, midway in #45's first term as POTUS. It's not too late to fight it NOW.

We citizens of the USA have a POTUS who is an oppressor, a bully. Stand against bullies everywhere...in the classroom, home, business, government. We must.

Hockey bonds Americans with Canadians. Our friendship is endangered by our current leadership.

Beverage napkin by cjbellaco.com
Am I allowed to post this? Napkins purchased in Newport, R.I. during the Winterfest...different designs, I'm sure available online....just a little levity...and true for all the women I know, love, and respect 1

Reading OPEN SOCRATES in my Philosophy Club. The lively discussions of this local group help us ask the hard questions about focus and meaning and constructive "argument."

....an unimaginable image of a president.... while an irreverent interloper stands and speaks boldly, stealing the scene...his pre-schooler as a prop and his steepled hands signifying "I am in charge."
Humiliating, horrifying, haunting....what comes next?