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Author Archives: Les
Bumble Bee (Bombus Impatiens)
I’m still in need of beauty to get me energized for the coming week. This is the bumble bee, Bombus Impatiens, loosely translated from Latin means, “impatient buzzing” or “buzzing impatiently.” Minnesota is home to 22 of the 49 bumble … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Climate Change, Nature
Tagged Bumble Bee, emotion, photography, pollinator
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I Need A Mind Douche
This week has been a freak show. It began with the latest COVID-19 figures, 180,000 fellow Americans dead and another 5,800,000 infected. If we lived in the 15th century, there would be men pulling carts up and down our streets, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Mental Health, Nature, Politics, United States
Tagged COIVD-19, Doublespeak, Dr. Caligari, Fascist, Trump
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I’m Doing What I Can
I am doing what I can. Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Democracy, Mental Health, Native American, Politics, United States
Tagged Humming Bird, motivation, Native American, perseverence, Persistance, Resistance, Responsibility, story
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Last Minute Appeal: Minnesota VOTE!!!
Today is Primary Election Day in Minnesota. Your vote counts. Use it. Today is the most important vote in your life. There may not be another free election after today. The President is doing his best to ensure there won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Politics, United States, Vote
Tagged 2020, minnesota, Primary Election, Right to Vote, Vote, Voter Suppression
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Penny’s Rose
I thought I’d start the week by sharing a gift from a friend. She’s a master gardener living in the mountains east of San Diego. Periodically she sends me photos of her ever spreading Empire of the Plants. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Country Western, Memory, Music, Nature, Relationships, Thunderstorm, Weather
Tagged Country Western, Dew, Ghost Riders InThe Sky, Grandmother, Hail, Lightning, Marty Robbins, Memory, Thunder
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Voting 2020
I am celebrating the arrival of a fat gift from the Democracy Fairy, my Vote By Mail packet for Minnesota’s upcoming Primary on August 11, 2020. We can’t guard our freedoms by sitting on our butts. We all need to become actively engaged now and continue through to the election and then beyond. Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Being American, Citizenship, Democracy, Justice, OpEd, Politics, United States, Vote
Tagged Convention, Coup d"etat, Danger, Democracy, Duty, Editorial, Founders, Freedom, Hardship, Rebels, Republican, Right to Vote, Traitor, Trump, U.S. Constitution, Vote By Mail, Voter Suppression
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