I have always said that in my home we would never fight over food. You hear people complaining because so and so ate the last of something that they were looking forward to and so on.
Folding and hanging laundry brought a revelation: I don’t need a résumé. A photo of my clothing will suffice.
When I first heard of Ordinance 34 and read its content, I thought why? Why this ordinance, and whom does it benefit?
Last week we talked about life as a “limitless in formation experiment,” and how the real work takes place inside of us as opposed to what happens outside and around us. Part of the experiment involves what I call the “5 C” approach to life. We are creative, conscious, choosers of our cognitions, and we can clean, too. Cleaning is especially important, because it is another word for forgiveness, and as we move through life, constant cleaning makes sense. It is healthy to stay clean physically, and it is healthy emotionally, too.
Shreveport is in line to receive a large amount of largesse from Uncle Sam as its portion of the new $1.9 trillion in the so-called Covid-19 relief funding. More specifically, a part of $350 billion for states, counties and cities. Shreveport might receive about $45 million. When is not clear, but eventually. How it should be
Caddo Parish Coroner Dr. Todd Toma recently reported that since the first death from Covid on March 24, deaths peaked at 111 in April. January of thi year was also a particularly deadly month with 83 deaths. Of the almost 600 deaths that have occurred over the past year, the overwhelming majority of them were older, and many of them had core morbidity issues, such as diabetes, obesity, asthma and other ailments. There have been 327 black citizens who have died and 245 whites who have died in Caddo Parish, which is a statistic that has been closely watched around the country.
“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” is a famous quote from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by the 19th Century English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It could just as easily have been applied to Bossier City and Benton during the recent ice storm. Arguably, the Benton area residents suffered the worst. Thousands of residents were completely without water for days, or, at best, had exceedingly low pressure. Did it have to be that way for Benton, though?
Kurt and I spent hours together as children. We tromped through the rural outdoors at the edge of our small town. We hung out at home.
The recent winter freeze was hopefully a one-time occurrence.
Here we are, you and I, involved with life: What is it? What am I doing here? Those are certainly important questions, and in fact, some of what I refer to as “the Big Questions.” They are really basic questions, and especially important as to how we go about engaging this thing called life. Many people think life is something that happens “to us,” but suppose that life happens “for us”?
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