On Haunt Jaunts I wrote: “Wait. There have been alien and Sasquatch Olympic mascots?” after a CNN headline about “fun or frightening” mascots caught my eye. Then a certain sentence in the article sent me tumbling down the rabbit hole: “Over the decades, the world has welcomed snowmen, sasquatches, cowboy-hat-wearing bears and aliens to the… Continue reading Olympic Mascots: Did you know these 12 fun facts?
Category: Current Events
A Middle-Aged Straight Woman’s Struggles with Today’s Pronouns
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 has to do with the singular… Continue reading A Middle-Aged Straight Woman’s Struggles with Today’s Pronouns
The Tennessee 3 vs. The Tennessee State Legislature
For the second time in as many weeks, Tennessee is making news for all the wrong reasons. This time it’s because of the historic move the Tennessee State Legislature took when they voted to decide whether Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson —or the Tennessee 3, as they quickly became known— should be expelled… Continue reading The Tennessee 3 vs. The Tennessee State Legislature
Dear Republicans, When is the time to talk gun legislation?
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, “Now is the time for prayers,… Continue reading Dear Republicans, When is the time to talk gun legislation?
Nashville School Shooting: Another AR-15 Marketing Success Story
Yesterday, shortly before noon, my phone rang, something it rarely does on a Monday morning. It was Wayne. “Did you hear about the Nashville school shooting?” he asked. “What? When?” “This morning somewhere.” I quickly started Googling, then froze when he said, “It was at the school Grant’s wife works at. He ran out of… Continue reading Nashville School Shooting: Another AR-15 Marketing Success Story