Ada Mark Strausberg
26 posts
The slap heard ’round the worldcontinues to unfurlendless times on TV.How many times must we seethe downfall of “Richard the King?”Will we ever learn this simple thingthat from violence comes only sad,that a good life’s reduced to bad? This incident though rather smallmirrors what we all recall.We see it in everyday […]
Background After law school, my husband, Gary, clerked for the chief judge, Edward S. Northrop, on the Federal bench in Baltimore. Also on that court was Judge Abraham (names have been changed), the father-in-law of Gary’s moot court partner, Frank. Judge Abraham was given security protection because of a desegregation […]
Oh that bad Vladimir PutinHe wants to put his foot inWhere it doesn’t belongAnd it’s evil, so very wrong This very cruel and little manHas the nerve to think that he canTake by force what he thinks is hisAnd that it’s no one else’s biz He sees himself as the […]
After giving life to a baby, the next thing is to give this child a name. This is a daunting task, a serious undertaking, thus scary. Allen (2), Bennett, Gary, Harvey, Jaye, Lou, Mickey, Nicki, Ray, Rickey, Roy, Sioux, Stanlee, Sydney, Toni. What do all these names have in common? […]
“Downy Ocean, hon” is about a three-hour drive from Baltimore. It was a tradition, and maybe still is, for many Marylanders. “Baltimorons” annually make the pilgrimage. That was not the case for my family. Although we liked going to the beach, we did not love Ocean City (apologies) since at the time, for us, […]
I Want I want my WORLD – travel I want my COUNTRY – united I want my CITY – livable I want my FRIENDS & FAMILY – in person I want my LIFE – me BACK Gifts of COVID Appreciation of small things like being able to b r e […]
Don’t judge me by the color of my skinTake a look inside, see what’s within. Don’t judge me by my nameOr the place from which I came. Don’t judge me for my sexual choiceInstead, just listen to my voice. Don’t judge me by my sense of styleFirst, let’s sit and […]
I Miss Principle K.I.S.S.* It’s so complicated today.But there’s no going back to a simpler day. Please leave me aloneI don’t want another app on my phone. When you try to get infoIt’s a run around no-go. No one knows jackAnd you have to call back After hanging on foreverThe […]