A good and ethical approach to gun ownership:

November poem

Full bloom Winter Rose
Clings in swaying dance to slender green
November-chilled yet tender still
As the Rose, I dance.

--msd 11/2011

We continue to endlessly mourn. Endlessly.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/12/gun_violence_and_child_labor_are_not_the_price_of_liberty.html
 Important article. Right now, too horrified to comment further.



update after recovering somewhat from plain shock:

Reality check, USA:

The NRA is the true terrorist organization, aiding, abetting, and supporting those who murder with guns.

Happy Samhain

Anniversary!

Karmic Balance

Took in some acting classes last night to try to get some "sparking' ideas for a book I'm trying to write. Along the way, met some very nice people who very nicely balance, in a karmic way, some of the absolute idiocy we put up with on a sadly regular basis here in ye olde Salem. Even got a ride to the subway from a "stranger" who simply smiled at me and said,"of course I'll give you a lift" when I mentioned I was nervous about walking alone at night in the part of town where the classes were held ... Balance!

Maggi's Books on Salem's Walkway!