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11/07/2024

The Second American Revolution will be bloody.

01/07/2024

Trump’s plane just parked next to a Russian government plane. I heard they were on the tarmac together for over six hours.

27/08/2023

If music's your world, this post is for you.

This is a political fight song with the vocal ferocity of Janis Joplin and the storytelling of Bob Dylan.

05/07/2023

Here's your ultimate definition of the word WOKE.

What woke is not: “a form of cultural Marxism,” as Ron DeSantis is wont to say.

09/06/2023

Ready to read the fantastic little history of Jamestown in Davenport, Florida? Well, here's your newsletter. ~Darhlene

Those African-Americans who worked in the Davenport industries had their homes moved from Lake Play to the north side of town, because “Black people didn’t live in Uptown.”

21/05/2023

A story about my great grand-aunt that I hope you'll love.

I wanted to put my hands into that huge bowl of jewels and just mix the whole thing up like scrambled eggs,

16/05/2023

Its true: talking to your locally elected officials in person yields results. Here is one example.

For the love of Christ, Commissioners, communicate!

02/04/2023

The Gulf War left scars. Here is a description of the war from one soldier's account.

I was much older than most of my fellow soldiers, who I’d beat in challenge after ever-f**king challenge, but on the night of February 27, 1991, my entire identity was wiped off the face of Earth.…

29/03/2023

The City of Davenport's tallest tree came down today....

The City of Davenport’s tallest tree came down today.

05/03/2023

If you're a blogger, listen up.

It is expected that Ron DeSantis will promptly sign new anti-blog legislation.

27/02/2023

Nobody feels good about where we're at, not even gun enthusiasts....

Nobody feels good about where we’re at, not even gun enthusiasts.

20/02/2023

Though not duly elected, since there'll be no election, Davenport will see a new era in Summerlin and Fellows-Coffey.

On April 17, Davenport will have two Fellows on its Board of Commissioners. Good times!

27/12/2022

Happy Holidaze to All of My Fans!

Having lived in Puerto Rico back in the 1970’s, I have a some idea of what fantastic Puerto Rican food tastes like.

13/11/2022

He works like a bull dog, running back and forth across my neighbor's yard, his tall and skinny, rail of a silhouette rarely wearing a shirt in our Florida heat, a humid, sticky sort of heat that can easily wear down the weakest among us.

He works like a bull dog, running back and forth across my neighbor’s yard, his tall and skinny, rail of a silhouette rarely wearing a shirt in our Florida heat, a humid, sticky sort of heat …

09/10/2022

Think you're a progressive about racism? Think again.

Seeking to avoid conflict on the issue of racism, I have chosen silence all too often.

11/09/2022

In memory of those who jumped.

In Bush Gardens, there is a roller coaster ride named Apollo’s Chariot.

14/08/2022

If you're a Christian, now is not the time to stand by.

http://darhlene.com/2022/08/14/nationalism-fever-impacts-christians/

We’re talking about a group that tends towards violence. Just note January 6, 2021, where Christian nationalists were insurrecting in abundance.

02/04/2022

To my loyal readers: I just found out that I was published .... a year ago!

http://darhlene.com/2022/04/02/good-cafe/

I felt like the chicken she just flung out the front. I sat frozen, looking into her ancient, round eyes as I said, “Mama?”

21/03/2022

Davenport, Florida, needs to find one million gallons of water a year by 2025 or face a consequential water shortage.

http://darhlene.com/2022/03/21/water-shortage-coming/

“We’re not going to make it [to 2025].” said Mike Stripling, Davenport’s water director.

04/03/2022

Rick Scott's plan reads like a fanatical right-wing call to arms with his audience being the nuclear family.

http://darhlene.com/2022/03/04/florida-senator-rick-scott-agenda/

Rick Scott threatens to treat “Socialism” as a “foreign combatant,” implying he will be jailing Americans …