Month: April 2017

Cracks in the Brick Wall: Thoughts on White Fragility, Part Three

This is the dilemma. Read more at redswrap.wordpress.com.

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I am tempted to use my whiteness as a weapon.

Why? Because I know it would probably work. Why not? Because it’s contrary to my beliefs, undercuts people who aren’t white, and buys into and reinforces white privilege.

I could weaponize my white privilege in a current situation that actually is of great import to me. The powers that be don’t know I’m white but if they did, their responses would be different, more energetic, more conscious and accommodating. If I was in the room when they realized that I’m white, I’d see the shift on their faces. I guarantee it. Being white is worth a dozen lawyers.

Years ago, one of my teenage Nicaraguan sons was in a car accident on the freeway. He and his friends were safe but the owner of the other car, a white man, was pounding on the hood of my son’s car, screaming…

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Snapshot #135 

This one was taken in Apalachicola on Saturday. I call it, “Hi! Biscus….”

Just Words

Those words,
Punitive
Words.
Wishing violence
On her
Future self.

Cringe worthy,
Words.
Cruel,
Hateful,
Damaging,
Shaming.
From your
Grown-up mouth.
The balance of
Power,
Unequal.
Her heart,
Broken.

Choose your
Words more
Wisely
She won’t be a
Child forever.
Her damage
Traced
Right back
To your words.
And will you feel
Justified
When she
Fulfills the
Bad girl
Schema?
You told her
She deserved
Only the
Worst.

Snapshot #133

I captured this photo in our neighborhood. It’s called, “Flower,” until someone can tell me what it actually is.

Trump Days, POTUS 45 —today’s episode:

My friend, Lydia highlights the hypocrisy of our current administration. Trump certainly is full of it. Read more at alotfromlydia.wordpress.com.

alotfromlydia's avatarA lot from Lydia

Donald Trump said during his campaign: “If you’re not guilty of a crime, why do you need immunity for?” —(Nice English btw.)

https://youtu.be/J57heOJ0EFc

Here we are on the last day of March, and Trump tweet says:

Donald Trump has been told repeatedly that the numbers in the election are not historic…

Actually they are, but not for the reasons he is selling. The numbers are historic because it was a popular vote win by 3 million votes for a candidate who was robbed of victory by the opposing candidate who colluded with Russia in order to “win”.

As far as Flynn asking for immunity, the strategy was set long ago. Robert Keller, attorney for National Security advisor for Mike Flynn, said in November—

“Prediction: Donald Trump will make novel and unusual use of President’s pardon power. An under-utilized tool of political power.”

This week Michael Flynn, told Congress he…

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Time (A Collaboration with Julie Powell)

Be sure to click on Julie’s link (below) to get the big picture. It’s gorgeous!

Time

Time doesn’t count,
Unless you’re counting on time
To heal a broken heart or
Comfort the mourning soul.

Feel the watch’s weight,
Note the imprint in the pocket.
Time waits for no one,
Yet claims everyone.

This fob in my hand
Its heft, the smooth silver
A metronome in the round
Time’s own keeper.

https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUW54CQw6nZvJ/

Snapshot #134

This is the last of the Jamaica photos. I call this one, “A Little Slice of Heaven.”

Hip to be Square

Aging sucks, but as I’m frequently reminded it beats the hell out of the alternative. This past October I celebrated my 60th birthday. Six decades on this earth have taken a toll on my body. I’m no longer the svelte, lithesome broad I once was. And everything hurts.

My ankles hurt, my thighs hurt, and my hips seem to be stuck in neutral. I’m okay as long as I move forward, just don’t ask me to pivot or cha cha. Damn, I miss cha cha-ing. 

A Facebook pop up advertisement (amazing how they pick up on my personal needs) prompted me to check on exercises designed to ease those frozen hips. Apparently, if I could stretch my hip flexors, I might achieve full range of motion. I could once again cha cha.

I turned to Google, and this stretch was the first thing to appear under “hip flexor stretches.”


Honestly. I can’t cha cha and they expect me to do this? I tried. Lord knows I tried. Studly Doright walked in during my attempt and laughed so hard I would have slapped him if I could’ve gotten up off the floor.

I’ll be in the whirlpool tub if anyone needs me.

https://g.co/kgs/oXQ3m7
Peace, people.