It was a trip to Walmart, of all places, that made me think that maybe, just maybe, we might be able to eventually pull ourselves up and out of this deep, dark place. 

It was there I saw a little girl gleefully standing in a cart as a woman pushed her through the aisles. It made me smile, but neither the little girl nor the woman could see it under the mask I was wearing,...

"Mommy?"

"Mommy?"

"Mommy?"

That's the soundtrack of a working mom's day during COVID.

And let me state up-front that I am grateful to have a job, to be working during this economic uncertainty. I am grateful that I am healthy, my family is healthy, and we have a safe home and enough food.

But, I'm completely stressed out too.

And it's no wonder. Since March 14, I have been hom...

The car horns, man. They get me every time. 

When I hear the rapid fire BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I get a little excited for those on the receiving end of the drive-by celebrations, but then I get a little sad. I think about all those kids missing out on birthday parties, graduation celebrations, family reunions and just plain old summertime get-togethers stocked with everything...

Sure, John Bolton can go ahead and write about “The Room Where It Happened,” but goddamn it, guys. Where are the adults in the room? 

Adults, I think, are those who make challenging decisions, say difficult things and take uncomfortable actions that are aimed at helping others. Adulting, as the kids say, is hard work. Rosa Parks was an adult. Ida B. Wells was an adult. Au...

“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”

 –Dr. Martin Luther King

When protests commenced on May 25 in Minneapolis following...