Challenges

Something That Worries Me: Divided We Fall

I am a big fan of two things in life… learning and sharing. Education can come in many different forms… from formal education in a classroom to reading a variety of books from a library. It’s asking questions and listening and asking more questions. It’s looking for new viewpoints. The other; sharing… volunteering to helpContinue reading “Something That Worries Me: Divided We Fall”

Prompt: Sleeping with the Musician

Using the prompt Sleeping with Musician; “I’m pretty sure we have all had a crush on at least one musician in our lifetime. I can think of a handful that I wouldn’t kick out of bed right now..haha. This reminds me of those folded-up posters in the teen magazines that you could tear out andContinue reading “Prompt: Sleeping with the Musician”

Questions from Quora: Got No Job

What should I do to make a living? I’m a male aged 27, got no job, and I have a kid. The kid stays with her mother and I stay at my parents’ home. How is it that you are 27 and you “got no” job? Do you mean you never have worked to supportContinue reading “Questions from Quora: Got No Job”

Appreciation and Appropriation

In the 1960s, the TV show “Here Come the Brides” showed the Native Americans at the beginning of the city of Seattle as Plains Indians complete with teepees and feather headdresses. The tribe closest to the Seattle settlement at that time was the Duwamish. It’s too bad that the show’s writers didn’t bother to doContinue reading “Appreciation and Appropriation”

TMI Tuesday: July 5, 2022: RISK

1. What is the most ambitious work you’ve done in the past five years? If you said “thing” I would say moving across the state. But “work”? I haven’t worked in 20 years. I could say writing several books that are still unfinished, writing my blog, or researching my family history, but all of thoseContinue reading “TMI Tuesday: July 5, 2022: RISK”

Black Friday

I don’t know if this will do any good, but if you are like me, you feel angry, frustrated, and helpless. I am unable to march, but I’ve written letters and emails, signed petitions, donated money. I know it’s not enough. The Republicans, Christians, and Supreme Court have opened a nasty can of worms thatContinue reading “Black Friday”

Abortion Memes

These illustrate how I am feeling.

The Fallout from Roe vs Wade

I’ve spent the past two days reading and watching about what the so-called Supreme Court did based on the desires of just 25% of the country. But when it comes down to it, it’s actually based on their own personal wants and beliefs. So this is my own rant about it. I’m pissed. I’m hurt.Continue reading “The Fallout from Roe vs Wade”

Politics

I posted this in 2012 and I’m reposting it now, ten years later, with a few edits. This was when Obama was re-elected. It’s just as relevant now as it was then. Ron” is a prime example of why the people who need to read this won’t. He is proof that they still don’t getContinue reading “Politics”

TMI Tuesday: June 21, 2022: Opportunities

1. What keeps your life exciting? Learning new things and new ways to do old things 2. What is something you do to embrace your insecurities? I turn around and face them head-on. It’s usually the known that causes my fears and anxieties. I usually win or learn an important lesson when I challenge themContinue reading “TMI Tuesday: June 21, 2022: Opportunities”