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-wearingContinue Reading
I’m loving all the controversy that reporters stirred up recently when they resurfaced comments J.D. Vance made about crazy childless cat ladies. But Vance isn’t the only one. A recent HuffPost article also outed Blake Masters, an Arizona Republican congressional candidate, for similar comments. A lot of celebs have weighedContinue Reading
“Why did you want to become a writer?” It’s a common question writers get. Not that I’ve been asked it in a while by someone else, but I did recently ask it of myself. It made me think about what I used to tell people who asked. “Because ever since IContinue Reading
My doctor usually has doctor assistant trainees. The last two times, they’ve been young guys. The most recent one wasn’t as bad as the one before him. In fact, he was a gem in comparison. Almost polite to a fault. But he did struggle to take my blood pressure, whichContinue Reading
Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis has me thinking again about something I’ve touched on before. Namely, that cancer doesn’t discriminate. It’s the worst kind of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). It doesn’t care how rich, attractive, smart, or popular you are. Time and time again, it proves that. Yet, that’s theContinue Reading