PinnedSomething Strange is Happening in AmericaWho Will Save the World? Americans have truly morphed into something rather odd. Have you noticed? The 21st century used to sound so space agey. I never believed that I’d live to see it. What a disappointment it has been so far. I expected to experience a Star Trek world…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
PinnedI’m a Boomer. This is How I Remember the Silent Generation and The Greatest Generation.This morning I engaged in a brief online dispute with a much younger person, possibly a millennial, about the damage boomers have done to their world. Afterwards, my husband refreshed my memory about our own good old bad old days. Hey, thanks! …History9 min readHistory9 min read
PinnedMost People Will Never Understand Evangelicals and That’s the DangerUnless you’ve been a member of an evangelical group, preferably grew up in this dire situation, you’ll never understand how they think. Never. It’s impossible. It’s like asking someone who’s never jumped out of an airplane to describe the feeling of jumping out of an airplane. They can’t. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Mar 17If You Hate Diversity, You Hate My FamilyI Will Not Forget I have relatives who voted for Trump, and probably would vote for DeSantis if they lived in Florida. I do not take that lightly. In fact, the families of both my husband and I are pretty equally divided between right and left ideologies. America is clearly…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Mar 10The Beauty of Traveling LiteI’m Going Home Soon I just purchased a sixteen inch suitcase. It’s touted to fit under the seat in front of me on an airplane. I think I’m going to love it. I looked at a dozen or more small suitcases and kept coming back to this one. It’s a…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Mar 6I Left a Cult and They Followed Me Into the GovernmentI’m Scared of What’s Coming I never thought I’d live to see the day that the church would reclaim power over society again. I know quite a bit about the history of religion and its impact on societies. I was also raised in a cult. My life improved after I…History9 min readHistory9 min read
Mar 2I Know More About Banned Books Than MostThis is a Long Overdue Rant I know a lot about the banning of books. That’s right! I probably know more than most people about the banning of books. Why? Well, unfortunately, I was raised in a religious cult. Lots of books were banned in my home. Which books, you…Reading3 min readReading3 min read
Feb 27What’s the Key to Longterm Survival?It’s Not What We’re Told Are humans selfish by nature? Is there such a thing as a selfish gene? If we’re wired to survive at all costs, does being selfish boost our survival rates? These are a few of the many questions I find myself contemplating. It seems there has…Humanity5 min readHumanity5 min read
Feb 22Reverse DiscriminationHow Delusional Can Humans Be? How delusional can humans be? Well, it turns out that there is no limit. Let me delve below the surface of this deeply disturbing question. Let’s start with reverse discrimination. Shall we? It took centuries and centuries and centuries for a small portion of the world’s population to finally admit that there is such a thing as racism, sexism, and…4 min read4 min read
Feb 15People Are StrangeStranger Than You Think There are those who view the world through rose-colored glasses. I thank you. We need your faith in humankind to keep striving for a better world if for no other reason than we owe it to the children we insist on birthing. But we need my…5 min read5 min read
