Author Archives: earthysara

(Note: I wrote this on July 11, 2013, but opted not to post at that tumultuous time). The dramatic responses are warranted. We worked so hard. I’m a single parent, and I felt compelled to donate more than I had … Continue reading →

How do we define ourselves? Last year I watched an Ani DiFranco documentary in which she passionately opposes the death penalty. It has echoed frequently in my thoughts since then: How is it we can define a human’s entire worth … Continue reading →

Although I’m not completely pleased with President Obama, I will support him for another four years. Ideologically and as a Christian, I have become more aligned with progressive policies than conservative ones, primarily because a wealthy nation should care for … Continue reading →

Each fall brought a two week vacation from school, just two weeks into the school year, to accommodate farming families and Maine’s “potato pickin’” season. The teachers hated it. The kids without hard-labor duties loved it. I especially loved it … Continue reading →

It seems the bulk of the Republican Party elected officials, and those who vote for them, aim to legislate for a perfect world. Or, rather, some vision of a 1950’s white picket fence perfect world, where there was no unwedded … Continue reading →

Are you waiting on pins and needles to hear about the ruling on healthcare reform – “Obamacare?” Are you ready to stick it to Obama, relish some justification for your vitriol and hatred of your President? What exactly are you … Continue reading →

Surrounded by progressives, my strong female voice and feminine perspective is welcome. With conservatives (even when I was one), I feel constricted & silenced. Why? It’s about conformity. Progressives tend to expect differing opinions and perspectives, and work for comprehensive … Continue reading →

I know a man who many think of as crotchety, unreasonable, rather strange and generally grumpy. He bemoans what he feels is a “dead” culture, lacking in ‘sentient beings;’ a bloated culture that is growing unsustainably, much like the Roman Empire … Continue reading →