Category Archives: My Blog

I welcome responses, so that women can begin a dialogue here, with one another and me, on topics that matter to us.

To Do Or To Be

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Nancy

Saturday night I attended a dynamite concert by a local group called ‘Songlines’ here in Port Townsend. Before the first intermission, the director had all of us up singing rounds. The words were powerful: about the earth and our relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged compulsion, Just 'being', necessary activities, singing a group soul, tasks, unnecessary activities | 1 Comment

The Four-Year-Old Storyteller

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Nancy

Before my grandson’s fourth birthday party on Saturday, I told my son-in-law, who was sitting next to me on the couch, how amazed I as at his child’s imagination: he makes up stories about everything. He replied, “He has quite … Continue reading →

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Meeting Michael Kidd

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Nancy

When my first husband and I went out to California the first time, he was doing a three-month internship with the American Film Institute. We had no money, but were fortunate because we were able to stay with his Uncle … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged AFI, blown relationship, choreographer, dance, Michael Kidd, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Comments Off

Being Silenced and Fear

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Nancy

Sunday I popped a tendon in the knuckle of my middle finger: excruciating; and ended up in the ER. Bottom line: typing’s tough, so this may be short. Enough said. I’ve been thinking about how being silenced made me afraid, … Continue reading →

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Moyers & Morello: Stand Up

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Nancy

Last night I watched Bill Moyers, as I do every Sunday, and was totally inspired by Tom Morello. He said he does rock and roll to give a voice to folks in our society who have none. Sometimes I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged Bill Moyers, commonality, connection, finding your voice, my voice, not alone, standing up, Tom Morello | 1 Comment

More About Silencing

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Nancy

After Miss Larkin kicked me out of my seventh grade class, other teachers heard about the ‘little Communist’ at Hamilton Junior High and were appalled. Several no longer called on me in class; others derided the ideas I shared if … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged Being real, feelings, hiding, losing self, numbing out, silenced, trapped, walking on eggshells | Comments Off

Being Silenced

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Nancy

When I was in Junior High a teacher I will never forget said some horrible things that I disputed, not because I was yet a rebel (that came later), but because it contradicted what I learned at home. She loathed … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged being silenced, beliefs, lonely, miserable, mouth closed, my voice, no voice, rebel | Comments Off

The Big Picture

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Nancy

I watched Bill Moyers last night, as I do most Sunday nights. He is a sane beacon in an otherwise bleak media universe, at least for me. He interviews folks both left and right, and asks probing, marvelous questions, rather … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged acceptable, big picture, Bill Moyers, critical thinking, deception, distortion, distress, Edward R. Murrow, lies, media lies, reality, truth | Comments Off

Devane & Hemsley

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Nancy

0% When my first husband directed his first play in New York, “The People Vs. Ranchman” by Megan Terry, I was given a very unusual role to play. Nancy the drummer. The play actually starred William Devane, with Sherman Hemsley … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged 'The Jeffersons', drummer, New York, Sherman Hemsley, theater, unusual role, William Devane | Comments Off

Helping Others Vs. Keeping What’s Mine

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Nancy

I wake up many mornings feeling like I’m living in an alien land. What I hear on the news (from media moguls, of course), read in the media, see on TV, both in nightly programs and the ads that intrude … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged 'gimme gimme', better world, dark times, giving back, hope, new society, self-protection, violence | 1 Comment