Overdue in Paradise
On November 30 at 6:30 p.m., we’ll be celebrating the release of Overdue in Paradise: The Library History of Palm Beach County. The launch party will take place at Mandel […]
Author Archives: rosysophia
No place for racism
I saw a clip of people marching in Charlottesville, chanting, “Jews will not replace us,” and it made me freeze in terror. The alt-right demonstrators and neo-Nazis frighten me to […]
Grief, part 4
Today, I’m thinking about Faith. This past September, I was driving home when my mother called and I picked up the phone and said, “What, Mama?” and she said, “Faith’s […]
Mistaken for Muslim
Yesterday, a man mistook me for a Muslim woman. I’ve had a few minor pain attacks recently due to trigeminal neuralgia, but nothing serious. Preventative maintenance has a lot to […]
Health care?
This is in response to what Mo Brooks recently said, and also what’s going on with healthcare today. The healthcare battle is important to me and others like me. I am […]
His Sphere of Influence
Miles’s book, Sphere of Influence: An Approach to Self-Defense, isn’t up on Amazon yet. I hit a couple of small snags (nothing huge). It’ll be up soon. Today is a […]
10 ways to help
A relationship becomes all the more difficult if chronic pain or chronic illness is involved. Many difficulties faced by those with chronic pain or illness are also faced by their loved […]
Mount Elizabeth in Jensen Beach
This morning I attended the monthly meeting of the South East Florida Archaeological Society (SEFAS), of which I’ve been a member for the last few years. It was really great […]
Battle of Okeechobee
On February 25, I attended the Battle of Okeechobee at Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park. This was a major battle fought in the Second Seminole War. Click here to visit […]
I look in the mirror.
My father left his body on February 17, and I keep asking myself, “Was it five years ago? I think it was five years ago.” I was standing in the […]