The Revolution will not be Televised.......

See you all in the streets......

15 Minutes a Day to defend America

I began this page in memory of my mother. She loved the group Patriots for Change, which was a small but mighty group that emerged during the Bush years, but they seem to have disappeared from existence. I buried her with her Barack Obama button...she was working on his campaign when she died. So I'm going to see if I can bring that dream back to life.

I learned from my mother very early on that if you didn't have fifteen minutes every day for at least four days a week to spend protecting your democracy, that you probably needed to come very close to losing it to appreciate it even more.

We are very close..closer than I've seen in my lifetime yet I see this as a cause for optimism. We've got a lot of people really motivated. Frankly? We don't have any more time to freak out. Everyday brings us another Executive order and closer to another trade war or even worse to contemplate, another World War. 

Trump himself has been described as a malignant narcissist but Steve Bannon who seems to be controlling the Presidents every thought and penstroke is a masterful sociopath. He must be removed from office as well. 

That being said , now is the time for action. I discovered long ago that getting into action and being unreasonable is the key to feeling better about whatever is happening around you. And, you've got to get a life too. So pick three things to work on fifteen minutes a day, 4 days a week. Fifteen minutes....that's it. I know that you've got the time. Then go about your way being happy..living your life.

That's the best revenge.

Here are my three....

Women's Rights. Freedom of Speech and the Press. Animal and Environmental Rights. Oh..and these are on top of my personal goals to #ImpeachTrump and #BanBannon

What are yours? Please let me know so that I can support you!

Maybe they'll end this madness if we just stop having sex with them!

Liberal Ladies and the fabulous Gents who love us , this is a reprint of an article I wrote about 3 months ago. I think that it's even more relevant now given all of this awful legislation.....Just a thought:)

"Lysistrata, open up the bedroom door
What is the matter, ain't you in love with me no more?
I enlisted in the army today
One more time before I march away
Make me feel like a big strong man

You say you don't care about my pride
You love me too much just to let me die
And you won't let me come inside
Unless I don't go to war no more

Lysistrata, little boys like to have their fun
And you know I gotta put on my colors and get my gun
Every able bodied man that I know
Every patriot is packed to go

Won't you give me a last goodbye
I'll be sent off to a distant land
to spill my blood upon some foreign sand
And I may die by an enemy's hand
And then I won't go to war no more, war no more and no
Then I won't go to war no more

Send the boys all back to the farm
Tell the troops it was a false alarm
'Cause if I die I wanna be in your arms
And so I won't go to war, no, I won't go to war
Said I won't go to war no more"

Lyrics and music by Utopia


Lysistrata was a play that was originally conceived and performed in Athens in 411 BC. I remember when I first read it, I was dumbstruck by it's hilarity and wondered what would happen if such a strategy was implemented today. A comedy of epic proportions , Lysistrata is the story of a woman's inspired attempt to bring a swift close to The Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata successfully convinces the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers so to bring about the desperate conditions that would force the men to swiftly overcome their differences and choose peace. It's a Greek comedy full of fabulous manipulations , explicit sexual exoticism and lots of bawdy language and the premise is brilliant.

Remembering Lysistrata and thinking about the heinous assault that women's rights are currently enduring in our statehouses all over the country I'm left wondering whether or not we should all band together and implement as simple strategy as she did. Truthfully they can't and shouldn't have it both ways. Why should we give the men of this country unfettered access to our bodies when they don't respect them and are trying to take away our rights to them? So, my thought is simple....Women of America... as much as the thought pains me perhaps we should go on sexual strike. Even if you're like me and you have a great man who supports your rights to choose, a statement made by all of us is a huge one. I see no reason at all that we can't end this madness in as simple fashion as this and the good ones will stand right by our sides....my husband reluctantly thinks that it's actually a very effective idea:)

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty fed up and ready to take action...Don't worry, if we actually did this it would probably only take about a week:)

We are Volunteers of America!

So I just signed up to volunteer for Planned Parenthood as clinic escort; I'll be walking women and their partners past the crowds of protestors that line the sidewalks. I am so excited and a little bit nervous too. My husband is definitely nervous but he completely supports what I want to do. After years of doing volunteer work for many very "chic" organizations I've decided that it's time to really put my money where my mouth is. It's one thing to sit back and talk about it and I'm not saying that's not important, but its another to put yourself right into the thick of it. And..I couldn't live with myself if somehow Roe v Wade gets overturned and I hadn't done everything that I could to protect a woman's right to choose.

I know that sometimes this argument gets messy and inconvenient. As I said to a dear old friend at lunch today...we can't choose the time when history decides to repeat itself. The time for action is NOW. SO, if you're sitting on the fence, thinking that you'd like to get involved all I've got to say is "What's stopping you?"...."How will you feel when Roe is no longer the law of the land and you were just too busy to protect the rights of your daughters, friends and granddaughters? There's always a little extra time...write a letter, put together a lemonade stand, raise some money or come work with me and all of the rest of the men and women working tirelessly everyday to protect our rights to choose the healthcare we need and deserve.

Right now Planned Parenthood needs any volunteer time that you can give them. We've got to circle the wagons here folks...they are relentlessly under attack. Ohio, my home state is next in line for attempts to defund and they only get government dollars to support PreNatal care...Why on earth would any group be so mean as to take away that? Tell me....What is the point?

If you're afraid to stand up for what you believe is right then fear and intolerance will have won.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/