Poem: “Advice to Myself,” by Louise Erdrich

Poem: “Advice to Myself,” by Louise Erdrich

Leave the dishes. Let the celery rot in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator and an earthen scum harden on the kitchen floor. Leave the black crumbs in the bottom of the toaster. Throw the cracked bowl out and don’t patch the cup. Don’t patch anything....
Happy Birthday To . . . Rudolf & Hugo

Happy Birthday To . . . Rudolf & Hugo

February 27, 1861 Rudolf Steiner “A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.” February 27, 1886 Hugo Black “A...
Happy Birthday To . . . Rudolph & Ralph

Happy Birthday To . . . Rudolph & Ralph

February 27, 1861 Rudolf Steiner “A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.” February 27, 1934 Ralph Nader “A...
Happy Birthday To . . . Michael & Steve

Happy Birthday To . . . Michael & Steve

February 24, 1928 Michael Harrington “That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them. They are not simply neglected and forgotten as in the old rhetoric of reform; what is much worse, they are not seen.” February 24, 1955 Steve...
Happy Birthday To . .  William & Barbara

Happy Birthday To . . William & Barbara

February 23, 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois “I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by...