I have a few thoughts in my head, but none seem to work for a post alone, so here are a few of them together. The Today Show did a big piece on people regretting being a part of ‘The Great Resignation” as they discovered the grass was not greener on the other side. At … More Some Random Thoughts on Various Topics
I never have posts scheduled in advance. I usually wake up and decide after my coffee where my writing will go for the day. Today is once again in the shadow of a mass shooting. I’ve written way too many posts in response to shootings. Instead of finding some new way to say the same … More My Way Too Many Responses to Shootings
In case you are not aware of the John Gruden story, the tweet below has a summary of why he was fired from his job as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. It was first revealed the Gruden emailed racist insults about the head of the players’ union and then the above was released. I … More On John Gruden and the Response
Every day in the news and on Twitter see people talking about the Southern Baptist Convention and all of the bad stuff that has been allowed to happen within the denomination. I’ve seen stories of people from the church calling a woman who reported abuse a whore and an enemy of Christ. A large number … More Some Thoughts on Religion
Should schools be able to punish kids for things they say/post online? … More Free Speech and the Cheerleader
Georgia just announced that anyone above the age of 16 will be eligible to get the vaccine starting tomorrow. My social media is full of friends and family being vaccinated in Kentucky. Meanwhile, here in Maryland, the “big” move forward for us was that starting yesterday people over the age of 60 are eligible. This … More More Vaccine Ranting
About a month ago, a friend on Facebook posted that she was going to unfriend people she considered hypocrites for speaking out against the Capitol riots and not on the Black Lives Matters protests. Or something like that. I can no longer see the post because very soon after that post she was no longer … More Losing Friends on Facebook
Rush Limbaugh died of lung cancer yesterday. My Twitter and Facebook feeds were full of people who were giddy about his death. They didn’t like him. They thought he was a terrible person. They were glad he was dead. They made jokes. It was a great day. This is not a defense of Rush Limbaugh. … More Death and Rush Limbaugh
I was going to avoid this topic, but since it is mostly what is in my head this morning, here we go. I will begin by saying that I am on the very bottom of the list of who will get the vaccine. It makes sense. I don’t have to leave the house to work. … More Politics and the Vaccine
Four years ago I wrote about inauguration day. I wrote about looking for hope even if you didn’t like the person being inaugurated. I think the last four years have been even more disastrous than I expected. The news has been worse and worse as the yeas have gone by, ending in the midst of … More Inauguration Day
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