by Marie Watts | Mar 23, 2026 | Blog
Cuba is in the headlines these days, so I thought I would republish this old blog from 2017. I visited in 2016 and got to see Castro’s funeral procession. I don’t know how much of this has changed, but I know I am livid about how our government has decided...
by Marie Watts | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 HOW DID SMOKEY THE BEAR BEGIN?MURKY ORIGINS OF SMOKEY THE BEARSMOKEY THE BEAR AND HIS ENEMIESSMOKEY THE BEAR GOES ROGUELAST THOUGHTS ON SMOKEY Smokey the Bear, a symbol I know and love, has a sordid past, detractors, and has gone rogue. Who knew?...
by Marie Watts | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog
Religious freedom is under assault in Texas. Republican primary candidates have repeatedly pointed to a Muslim boogeyman in the room, promising to protect us from Sharia Law and the spread of radical Islam. My mailbox and TV were bombarded with ads from political...
by Marie Watts | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog
Friends have been important to me for as long as I can remember. As a preschooler, I found a friend down the street, but in retrospect, maybe she wasn’t such a good friend. She and I swiped my parents’ afternoon newspaper and hid it behind a bush in front of the...
by Marie Watts | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 COLD IN TEXASPREPARATIONS FOR THE COLDDURING THE COLDLAST THOUGHTS ON THE COLD Today is one fricking cold day. How cold is it, you ask? This is hog-killing weather. (???? That’s a weird one.)There’s only a strand of barbed wire between here and...
by Marie Watts | Jan 19, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 HUMAN DESIRE FOR FREEDOMFREEDOM AND NAZI GERMANYFREEDOM AND THE JAPANESE EMPIREFREEDOM AND THE UNITED STATESLAST THOUGHTS ON FREEDOM How individuals react when freedom has been restricted has been on my mind lately. As a member of the writing...
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