avery1951Aug 30, 20172 minFast Cars, Loud MusicI have a confession to make. I love driving fast, listening to pop music (all of it — rap, too), and dancing — all at the same time. And...
avery1951Oct 5, 20162 minStraight Lines Don’t Converge“I gave you that gift. So I’ll tell you how to use it.” Now how damn selfish does that sound? But I’m afraid we say or at least act out...
avery1951Feb 24, 20161 minHarmony LightIt’s worse than ever…our suspicion of one another, our fear of one another, and our hatred for one another. Those who could make a...
avery1951Nov 5, 20142 minOld Enough To Know Better — Too Young To RememberMy sisters are proud today. Why? Because many of us won elections yesterday. The victors are county commissioners, city council members,...
avery1951Aug 25, 20142 minStop Before Judging. Think Before Speaking.It has been a struggle to put my feelings into words. For over two weeks, I have wanted to lash out at what I see as the opposition,...
avery1951Jun 11, 20142 minI Just Don’t Get It……the compulsion to fight, tear down, and divide that is. It’s been happening for a long time. From the late Jerry Falwell’s Moral...
avery1951Jun 3, 20142 minThe Violence Breaks My HeartThe violence breaks my heart. Boys treat girls like garbage. Playmates plot to kill a friend after a sleepover. Assailants target...
avery1951Mar 19, 20132 minCall This Duck A Duck“When the volatile political bedfellows of money and religion discover the honeymoon is over, the break-up will affect all of us. When...
avery1951Nov 7, 20121 minJoanna’s RequestIt’s the morning after. And that phrase has many connotations. I am referring, however, to the morning after the end to a very long,...
avery1951Sep 18, 20122 minI Cannot Publish The First Thing I Said This MorningGo home. The first thing I heard this morning was the sound of a good rain. The next was Persephone, my 15-year-old cat, asking to get...
avery1951Apr 18, 20122 minThe Lowest-Paying Jobs, Ignorance, and Bovine Stress RelieversI have a bad habit of choosing professions based on creative stimulation versus financial reward. In fact, this research data listed...