I used to consider myself a pretty tolerant, open-minded, and respectful person…until pronouns came along. Not that they’re new. They’re something we all learned in school. But that’s just it. What I learned 40+ years ago doesn’t apply to today’s world. And it drives me cuckoo crazy. It all hasContinue Reading
Lately, I’ve been struggling with flagging confidence. But the feel-good movie Champions helped snap me out of it. And so did its awesome soundtrack. Especially a hefty dose of Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping.” (a.k.a. “I get knocked down.”) Judging Covers Before I tore my calf muscle, I’d been playing a lot ofContinue Reading
Why did I feature a photo of bird poop on a post about Nextdoor and Dateline? It’ll all make sense soon. Stick with me until we get there. Nextdoor: My Guilty Pleasure Generally, I try to stay out of the fray on Nextdoor. It can get pretty nasty. (Especially onContinue Reading
What am I doing with my life? At nearly 53, I never imagined I’d still be questioning my direction, but here I am. Lamenting things left undone, goals unpursued, and my inability to block out distractions and focus. So what better post to talk about turning over (another) new leafContinue Reading
You don’t have to be a psychic to predict two things when it comes to gun violence and legislation. One, that there will most definitely be another mass shooting. (And at the rate things are going this year, it’ll happen sooner rather than later.) Two, the Republicans will say, “NowContinue Reading