Alice Gerard

Saturday, September 16, was the day that I was going with Perro-O, David Sliwa, and David Rice to the solar food dehydrator workshop. It was held at another farm that we had to get to by a roundabout route of traveling up and down country roads. We couldn’t take the direct route to this other […]

Early in the morning of September 15, I woke up to the sound of roosters crowing. I looked out the window, which presented me a view of rolling ground, trees, a large garden, and a birdhouse. It was very green. Except for the roosters’ songs, I heard no other sound. It was a very peaceful

On Thursday, September 14, I got on Amtrak’s Empire Builder in Chicago, which would take me to LaCrosse, Wisconsin. I didn’t know it, but I was in for a treat.Shortly after the train set off, an announcement came over the loudspeaker that two volunteers from the Trails & Rails program, co-sponsored by Amtrak and the

Late on Tuesday evening, I got on a train, heading west. I found a window seat and settled in for an all-night ride. Fortunately, I had my “survival kit” with me… a portable CD player, a bunch of CDs, and some food, including my mom’s famous chocolately chocolate chip cookies (good enough to bring joy

This is the day to say “Impeach” in the blogs.So, I’m saying it.Impeach Bush and Cheney, too.They have violated their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.They have forgotten that there are three separate and equal branches of government (executive, legislative, and judiciary). They want imperial power. There is no excuse

Today, Ellen took me and her kids (Joseph, Thomas, and Amelia) to the fairgrounds, where we picked up the things that I had entered into competition at the Creative Arts Building. I had entered two pastel paintings, one small afghan (crocheted granny squares), and two crocheted doilies. I won an “honorable mention” for the afghan

My friend Lynn took me and four other people to see a preview of the movie “World Trade Center.”It’s the story of two Port Authority police officers who were buried alive in the rubble on 9/11 and who were pulled out alive. The officers were Sergeant John McLoughlin (played by Nicholas Cage) and Will Jimeno

The date for my Big Trial had arrived. I was prepared to plead “no contest” to the charge of “violation of a lawful order” and to make a speech. I had come to the conclusion that “violation of a lawful order” was a charge too stupid to deserve much of a response.I also intended to

Mary and I returned to the Palestine Center for lunch (delicious falafels and refreshing lemonade) and a talk, titled “Hamas, its Neighbors, and the Quartet.” The speaker was Nadia Hijab, senior fellow and co-director of the Institute for Palestine Studies (Washington office). She has written several books, including Womanpower: The Arab debate on women at

Wednesday, July 19, was my tourist day. I grabbed my camera, my sketchbook, and my “fat lil notebook,” and I was on my way. After a ride on the green line of the famous five-color Metro system, I headed to the National Archives. Each line gets a different color: red, yellow, blue, green, and orange.