I hope 2023 brings you joy and fulfillment and there is progress towards justice and liberation in the U.S. and globally. And that fascist, racist and authoritarian organizations and governments suffer some serious defeats.
About my 2022!
Although I had a mild case of Covid in July, I was mainly healthy and feel so as I approach 2023. Many friends, some very close died in 2022. I attended memorials for Alan Parker at the Squaxin Tribal Center, near Shelton, and Gary Owens at the Philippino Cultural Center in Seattle. I plan to attend in the next few months, the memorials of two close friends, Jeff Perry and Dan Leahy. They have both, significantly contributed to the struggles for racial and economic justice. They live on in the many people they touched and influenced. I miss them. With these deaths, I am reminded of our own mortality and the need to focus our energy on what is important and not trivialities. 2022 was my first full year of retirement. I miss teaching, especially the social interaction with students and faculty but am no longer interested in future full-time teaching….