Burningbird
Next Monday the annual Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade makes its way down our historic streets. The parade is now celebrating its 201st anniversary, an extraordinary achievement. And though it has had a reputation for being one of the biggest “kiss me I’m Irish” bashes in the country, the wild parties and uncontrolled drinking in […]
I watched a partial video of a town hall by Roger Marshall, junior senator from Kansas. The topic was the Russian/Ukrainian war, and the Trump/Vance/Zelenskyy debacle on Friday. Here’s how Republicans are spinning what happened with Trump and Vance when they ambushed Zelenskyy. The war did not have a beginning, it just magically happened. If […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The shootings in Kirkwood happened about five miles from us. Kirkwood borders our community. My roommate and I were both shocked to hear of the shootings last night, especially since Kirkwood is considered a healthy, somewhat affluent, long-time community. It has great schools, thriving local businesses, good homes. What would make a […]
One year ago, a billion gallons of water poured down a mountain, scraped away the dirt, the trees, the rocks, and any living thing in a flood of mud and debris. It landed at the entrance to Johnson’s Shut-Ins, slammed into the hill on one end of the park, swirled around taking away every last […]
I went to the Forest Park Balloon Glow tonight. I didn’t get many good pictures–it was very crowded. My roommate went with me, and it was nice to have the company. We got lost afterward because our usual route home was blocked. I picked out photos that I thought would tell the story of the […]