Category Archives: politics

An Actual/Virtual Dystopia

Posted on April 16, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Something happened on Sunday that shook me up, as it seemed to mark a change or shift in the way the world operates that is deeply unsettling. A number of people were posting on Facebook about the suicide of Canadian … Continue reading →

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Fracking Sand

Posted on January 31, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We’ve just returned from a week in Texas. It was a wonderful trip, and we got a good sense of East, North and Central Texas. One of the most interesting experiences was visiting a place where they “produce” sand for fracking. … Continue reading →

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Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on January 3, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We always watch a slew of movies during the holidays, and this year was no exception. Most of the films we saw were sort of lackluster. The only one that really took me by surprise was Zero Dark Thirty by … Continue reading →

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One Week Later

Posted on December 17, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The difference between last Saturday and this Saturday was palpable. Last Saturday, I signed my book at a local Catholic bookstore. Yesterday I had another signing at a Christian bookstore in Little Falls, 40 miles away.  This was a new experience … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, Cars and America

Posted on November 13, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last month my Honda Civic Hybrid died and after 10 years, it was time to buy a new car. Having moved to a part-time job, I was no longer in the same “bracket” for buying. I had hoped the next … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

2008 was the first year I voted in St. Joseph (I blogged this after the election). I went to the firehouse in the morning, because I like to wear my sticker all day, and it was crowded. My name wasn’t … Continue reading →

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At the Somali Grocery

Posted on October 10, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday, on the way back from having my car checked (bad news), I stopped at the Somali grocery to buy a big sack of basmati rice and some tandoori masala spice. There is a large Somali population in St. Cloud. … Continue reading →

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The Lord Will Provide

Posted on October 4, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night we had our first “winter storm.” The temperature dropped from the 70s to the 30s and the wind howled all night. What I waited for, however, was the sound of precipitation. In the north of the state, there … Continue reading →

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The Good Wife and Privilege

Posted on October 3, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve written before about The Good Wife and the way it depicts corruption. There’s a current trend of “bad” main characters in dramas. After one season, I couldn’t bring myself to watch Weeds, mostly because the brother character was so … Continue reading →

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Signs of the (Political) Season

Posted on September 17, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In 2000, I participated in a faculty exchange with a technical college instructor from the Netherlands. She visited me in Joliet, Illinois, and I’ll never forget her reaction to our political campaigning. Now this was Bush v. Gore and it was … Continue reading →

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