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As Darkness Descends

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Callen Harty

Yesterday morning a friend of mine posted a warning on Facebook. There was an event page hosted by a militia group called Kenosha Guard. The event was “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property.” The event page asked if … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arms, Black lives matter, Blue Lives Matter, citizen, community members, demonstrators, Facebook, fan kid, gun, gun rights activists, Illinois, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Kenosha Guard, media, militia, murder, National Guard, opinion, patriots, police, protesters, race, racist, right-wingers, rioting, self-defense, shooting, victim, vigilantes, weapon, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Decade

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Callen Harty

As 2019 comes to an end, it seems like a good time to look back at the last decade. While mathematically, the new decade doesn’t start until next January, it is the start of the 2020s and many, if not … Continue reading →

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Am I Next?

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Callen Harty

This morning at work there was the sudden sound of a piercing siren that went by the building where I work in Middleton, Wisconsin. I didn’t think too much of it as the fire department is across the street from … Continue reading →

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Picture Perfect

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Callen Harty

Over the course of several days I recently had the following e-mail exchange with a woman representing a fairly new company here in Wisconsin in reference to the photo above. I’ve removed some of the identifying details. Her: “We’d love … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged action sports, ad, advertising, advertising agency, American, art, athletes, bottom line, budget, businesses, camera equipmnt, company, company newsletter, coprorations, credit, cropping, data entry, editing, educational organizations, Facebook, fair compensation, image, Instagram, Internet, marketing, MIdwest, newspapers, non-profits, one-man shows, payment, photo, photographer, poetry, product, sales, social media, Switzerland, Twitter, water ski, website, Wiscoinsin-made, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

Bolton Refuge House Fall Gala Speech

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Callen Harty

I was invited by Bolton Refuge House to be their keynote speaker at their annual Fall Gala. Bolton is the oldest domestic violence shelter in the state and is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They also provide services for sexual … Continue reading →

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On Election Eve

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Callen Harty

Because I am an optimist and truly want to believe in the best of everyone I keep thinking that we are all Americans regardless of political affiliation, religious beliefs, or anything else, and that after the 2016 election is … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of My America

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Callen Harty

Most days, even on the weekends when I don’t have to, I tend to wake up by 6:30 or 7:00. Today I was able to sleep in until about 7:30 or so, and then I was able to lounge in … Continue reading →

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The Lesson of the Cosby Case

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Callen Harty

I remember watching I Spy back in the 1960s and I remember that I enjoyed Robert Culp and Bill Cosby in it. At the time I was too young to realize that having a black man in such a role was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 7th Heaven, Andrea Constand, Bill Cosby, child sex abuse survivor, Cliff Huxtable, courage, date rape, denial, Facebook, Fat Albert, Frankenstein, I Spy, immoral behavior, Internet, Jerry Sandusky, Linda Traitz, monster, perpetrators, rape, Robert Culp, sexual abuse, sexual assault, statute of limitations, Stephen Collins, The Cosby Show, Twitter, victim blaming | 1 Comment

Of Course

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Callen Harty

Last Friday afternoon Judge Barbara Crabb handed down a ruling that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, opening the door for same-sex couples to start marrying in my home state of Wisconsin. Within a short time couples were gathering … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, appeals, Badger state, Barbara Crabb, Brian, Capitol, celebration, Cher, Chris, City/County Building, commitment, conservative, construction, Cyndi Lauper, equality, eternal partners, Facebook, gay icons, heterosexual, I-94, Legislature, love, Madison, MAssachusetts, Milwaukee, Pewaukee, proposal, protests, queer rights, rallies, same-sex marriage, San Francisco, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Washington DC, Waukesha, weddings, West Allis, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

On Privilege

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Callen Harty

Two items around the idea of privilege were thrust at me in the last couple days and they both show just how insidious privilege can be. The first was an offhand comment made on someone’s Facebook post of an article … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bias, color, coming out, dominance, economic clout, education, Facebook, gay, gender, heterosexual privilege, homophobia, isms, Michael Sam, misogynist, Missouri football, police, power, privilege, queer equality, racists, sexism, straight, terrorist, white privilege | 4 Comments

My Gift

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Callen Harty

It has been five years since I stepped onto the stage for an opening night play at Broom Street Theater in Madison and then after the play did not celebrate but instead left the theater in the back of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcoholic, Brian WIld, Broom Street Theater, Capitol, Charter for Compassion, child sex abuse, coronary, death, EMT, Facebook, heart attack, instincts, life, Madison, nitroglycerin, opening night, peace vigil, pulse, UW Hospital, Wisconsin Uprising | 3 Comments

Dear Tom

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Callen Harty

Dear Tom, I finally unfriended you on Facebook. I’m sorry, but I simply do not want to be friends with someone like you any more. You know I tried. When I would post items that promoted my political point-of-view you … Continue reading →

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