Category Archives: history

At Rise: Ten Wushes by ClaraJane

Posted on 2018/08/11 by circuskitchen

Friday, August 10th  2018 AT RISE: The Oberhauser Four are on the way to the annual Sisters Weekend pilgrimage by the sea in Hull, Massachusetts. ClaraJane:  If I could have ten wushes, wanna know what I’d wush!? Mom:  [Idly] What … Continue reading →

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That’s Cheese

Posted on 2018/08/10 by circuskitchen

August 2018 Our favorite Borat sketch.  A mind-blowing train wreck in slo-mo! Cheese [4:07]:   Credit to Cousin Zachary for bringing it to our attention. “That’s cheese.” ♥

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Blank Checks vs. Empty Pockets

Posted on 2018/08/09 by circuskitchen

August 9th 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Why Do We ‘Write Blank Checks for War’ But ‘Our Pockets Are Empty’ When It Comes to Medicare for All? Cortez: ‘Every other developed nation in the world does this. Why can’t America?’ [2:29]: “We … Continue reading →

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Mr. Rogers: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Posted on 2018/08/04 by circuskitchen

August 2018 Who knew that all this time Fred Rogers’ message of kindness, love and acceptance would end up so very radical? WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Trailer (2018) – Mr. Fred Rogers Documentary [2:44]:   My wish for you: … Continue reading →

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TALKS NOT WAR: Anti-War Protest in Kendall Square Cambridge

Posted on 2018/08/03 by circuskitchen

Friday, August 3rd 2018   On Friday the kids and I brought signs down to a No War with Iran Rally in Kendall Square Cambridge and listened to some speakers.   1)  Dr. King’s Evil Triplets:  Racism, Poverty and War My … Continue reading →

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ClaraJane, Great Aunt Judy & the Flute

Posted on 2018/07/28 by circuskitchen

Saturday, July 28th 2018 In Clear Lake, Iowa; Great Aunt Judy gives ClaraJane a first lesson and the flute she had received from her parents as a little girl. 2018-07-28 ClaraJane, Great Aunt Judy & the Flute [20 seconds]:   … Continue reading →

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My New Crush: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Posted on 2018/07/02 by circuskitchen

July 1st 2017   What a way to start off the 2nd half of this horrific year, with a win by this spunky young self-styled Democratic-Socialist from the Bronx, upsetting an old moldy Democrat in Congress.  Booyah! ‘This is the … Continue reading →

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Family Separation vs. George Takei’s WWII Internment

Posted on 2018/06/20 by circuskitchen

June 20th 2018 “At least during my internment…, I was not taken from my parents. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/politics/george-takei-family-separation-op-ed/index.html “I cannot for a moment imagine what my childhood would have been like had I been thrown into a camp without my parents. That … Continue reading →

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Family Separation: We Are Torturing Babies

Posted on 2018/06/20 by circuskitchen

June 20th 2018 Q:  How does one maintain relationships with loved ones who are okay with this? 1.  “Tender Age Shelters” – https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/trump-officials-send-migrant-babies-toddlers-tender-age-shelters-n884916 2.  TENDER AGE SHELTERS – https://apnews.com/dc0c9a5134d14862ba7c7ad9a811160e ♠

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Family Separation: No Words

Posted on 2018/06/19 by circuskitchen

June 19th 2018 There are no words to describe this horror [54 seconds]:   May the torture these children -and parents- experience be visited upon every last Trump Supporter who does not decry the inhumanity of this bogus policy enforcement. … Continue reading →

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