Category Archives: Blog

Belonging

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Les

Fellow citizens march down Marquette avenue on their way to demonstrate in front of the Better Business Bureau for a living wage, sick leave, immigration  and other issues. Last week I attended a march in downtown Minneapolis. It was late … Continue reading →

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Solidarity and Hope In Numbers

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Les

The Twin Cities Women’s March was led by a Native American color guard. Behind them were 90,000+ people who came to support women’s issues and oppose the newly inaugurated Pretender President. On Saturday I attended the Women’s March in the … Continue reading →

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Rest Easy America

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Les

Rest Easy America by Les Phillips is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. American politics in 2016 is very scary. A large, vocal minority are expressing their anger at our political system by supporting Donald J Trump, … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Les

James and his daughter Aria. With each generation comes the potential for the Phoenix to rise from the fire and ashes of previous generations. On Monday last, I went to the Black Lives Matter encampment in front of the Governors … Continue reading →

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Face of the Machine

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Les

I’ve begun to simplify my life by getting rid of the clutter of 69 years. Because I have no siblings, wife or children I have no one to whom I can leave the jetsam and flotsam of my life. So … Continue reading →

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Smoke

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Les

Photo is from 08/21/2015 when smoke from western forest fires transformed Minneapolis sunsets. This morning, I woke up early. My subconscious alarm, that reptilian part of my brain that automatically warns me about ancient threats, had gone off. Something was … Continue reading →

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