by Jule Kucera | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog
I write these blog posts in a yellow composition notebook, then type them up. Last Saturday I ran out of pages. Before I start a new notebook—this next one is black—I look through the old one. I want to make sure there isn’t anything I need to pull forward—an idea or...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog
According to the description, ‘Judge William Martin Dickson, who favored enlisting black soldiers in the Union Army, assumed command of the brigade, composed of 1,000 African American volunteers determined to fight to end slavery. From September 2-20, they cleared...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog
Does Cincinnati have higher regard for its German or Irish immigrants? Well, let’s check the signs. All you need to do is read the titles: You see—and maybe feel—the difference, yes? But the really important sign is this one: This sign is lying, not a lie of...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog
Your True Self Isn’t so much someone you find As someone you allow yourself to be. You give permission. You create space. You let go of excuses and denial. You put your toe in the water. And if you like how that feels, your foot. And if you like that, then a leg, then...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog
“Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don’t do that by sitting around wondering about yourself.” Katherine Hepburn Once upon a time I worked as an...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
. I lift my head, look up, and say, “They’re not listening!” And then I ask, “How well am I listening? . “They don’t understand!” How hard am I working to understand? . “They’re funding the wrong things!” What am I funding? . “They’re making things worse!” Am I making...
