Waiting for the harvest

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community and spontaneity February 1, 2013 The gardening competition has begun.

Senator Bill Heath tells constituents they are “annoying” him

The capacity for Georgia’s elected leaders to dig the Chip Rogers/Gov Deal hole deeper keeps growing. After 3,200 Georgians signed a petition calling for Rogers to be fired from his new $150K state taxpayer-funded job at Georgia Public Broadcast (GPB), Senator Bill Heath of the 31st Senate District responded by sending out his own email … Continue reading "Senator Bill Heath tells constituents they are “annoying” him"

Bonzo cake

If you aren’t much for baking (I am not), I hope you are lucky and have friends and family who do bake. My family considers my husband’s Bonzo Cake to be just as important at Thanksgiving as the turkey and sweet potato souffle. I found the recipe in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and tucked it … Continue reading "Bonzo cake"

Customers abandon Whole Foods in lockstep

Earlier this month Whole Foods CEO John Mackey spoke with National Public Radio (NPR) as a book Mackey co-authored, Conscious Capitalism, was released. For years Mackey has said he thinks the healthcare reform laws are a form of socialism, but he took it up a notch and told NPR he thinks, “it’s more like fascism.” … Continue reading "Customers abandon Whole Foods in lockstep"

Chambliss won’t run in 2014, challengers expected to jockey for position soon

Jim Galloway at the AJC reported earlier today that Senator Saxby Chambliss told his senior staff this morning he won’t be running in 2014. Talk of a horse race among the Georgia Congressional Delegation, including Representatives Phil Gingrey, Tom Price, Tom Graves, and perhaps Paul Broun, isn’t new. Former Secretary of State and Susan G. … Continue reading "Chambliss won’t run in 2014, challengers expected to jockey for position soon"

Here’s your sign

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community, and spontaneity January 25, 2013

Gov Deal and Chip Rogers know how to put the public back in public broadcasting

Governor Nathan Deal and former state Senator Chip Rogers, aka Will “The Winner” Rogers, sure know how to put the public in public broadcasting. Yesterday Governor Deal’s staff spent the day telling reporters that the Governor didn’t hire Rogers and appoint him to work at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) as an Executive Producer. The denials … Continue reading "Gov Deal and Chip Rogers know how to put the public back in public broadcasting"

Chip Rogers’ new job at GPB will cost almost $1M

Today Chip Rogers begins a $150K per year job at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) which was gerrymandered by Governor Nathan Deal. Rogers became an embarrassment for the Republicans in Georgia and resigned from the Senate seat not long after the November elections. He’s getting quite a pay raise with this move. State Senators are paid $17K … Continue reading "Chip Rogers’ new job at GPB will cost almost $1M"

Summer and winter collide

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community, and spontaneity January 18, 2013 Iago put on a show as it chased “summer in January” out of town        

The NRA must stop using our children as pawns

Being the President’s child in the White House can’t be easy. Now the NRA is dragging the Obama’s daughters into the politics of gun control by producing a web video criticizing the President as “elitist” because his daughters have security details at school. Clearly the NRA is so desperate now that it  resorted to using … Continue reading "The NRA must stop using our children as pawns"

Scientific American: “Gingrey is a bad doctor, says science”

After Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent video went viral in the fall, pundits thought politicians might dial back their comments in group settings where they might be recorded. Rep Phil Gingrey (R-11th District) didn’t get that memo (or doesn’t care), and last week in front of a Cobb County Chamber of Commerce group in Smyrna, Gingrey … Continue reading "Scientific American: “Gingrey is a bad doctor, says science”"

And they’re off!

The Georgia General Assembly session begins today. Last year brought us: Rep Terry England (R-Auburn), who compared women to farm animals, provoking a national social media campaign featuring Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, Amy Poehler, Olympia Dukakis, and others Rep Kip Smith (R-Columbus) who was stopped for DUI during the session and quickly … Continue reading "And they’re off!"

Commissioner refuses to attend Commissioners’ meetings

Elected officials who are good at being in engaged with their constituents give up a lot of time to serve their community. On the local level in Washington County, they don’t get much money as an elected official, so there must be other factors motivating them. Yesterday Benjamin Dotson, the county leader of the NAACP, … Continue reading "Commissioner refuses to attend Commissioners’ meetings"

Adventure gear

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community, and spontaneity January 11, 2013 This bag has been  a faithful companion on trips I have made to the Southwest, DC, Miami, Maine, and Alaska. It went on a mission trip to Peru with my friend Judy. Last summer it went to Eastern Europe on … Continue reading "Adventure gear"

Being present

This year I will sign petitions, write letters, and call elected officials about the things that matter to me. And this year I will be more present in my beliefs by showing up. I began yesterday in Decatur at a “We Do” event organized by the Campaign for Southern Equality. The couple in this video, … Continue reading "Being present"

Impulse buy

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community, and spontaneity January 4, 2013 My first day of work in the New Year required some office supplies (half and half is critical to worker happiness) Fresh flowers were reduced to $5 per bundle It was gray and wet outside, so I decided some fresh … Continue reading "Impulse buy"

Representative Clueless

As a matter of fact, we do understand. You’ll find our voter turn out information in your Binders Full of Women.

Really Speaker Boehner?

If the Republicans return Boehner to the Speaker’s leadership role, as a political party, they will get what they deserve. If they return him to that position they are also saying to the country, and I am quoting the Speaker himself, “Go f**k yourself.”

When courage replaces fear

This New Year’s Eve, for the first time in 30 years, I will not be celebrating with my husband. Instead, I will be celebrating with steadfast girlfriends, some who stepped from fear to courage years ago, and some more recently. The unexpected is part of our lives. It comes in the form of small things … Continue reading "When courage replaces fear"

One step short of 1M

The Friday Photo A weekly photo inspired by art, community, and spontaneity December 28, 2012 I took this picture in the fall and saved it as a reminder of what I can do when I stay focused. I didn’t know my pedometer had a maximum step count until I realized one day, after walking at … Continue reading "One step short of 1M"