Category: Musings

“Later, Meta.” Breaking Up in Favor of Bluesky and Flashes

“Meta, how do I loathe you? Let me count the ways…” This past Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver added to my disgust, which technically started before the Meta rebrand, when it was still just Facebook and Instagram. However, the disquiet probably started in 2019. Maybe even a year earlier than that. But by… Continue reading “Later, Meta.” Breaking Up in Favor of Bluesky and Flashes

A Poem About Age

Full disclosure: Poetry is not my thing. I’ve never been good at it, but I greatly admire those who are. The way they paint emotions and convey realities in so few words has always astounded me. Yet, every once in a while, I find a poem popping into my head. Here’s one that did just… Continue reading A Poem About Age

Olympic Mascots: Did you know these 12 fun facts?

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?

You Say “Crazy Cat Ladies” and “Childless” Like It’s a Bad Thing

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 weighed in. Jennifer Aniston, with her… Continue reading You Say “Crazy Cat Ladies” and “Childless” Like It’s a Bad Thing