PinnedI Was Name-called in the Mall Today by a Total StrangerBecause I was Wearing a Mask I’ve been waiting for it to happen. I figured it was just a matter of time until someone somewhere got pissed off at the sight of my mask and persecuted me. It took place today, in our local mall on the day after Xmas…Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
PinnedSex and Love, Oh, My!In the Day and Age of Plenty The other day, I read a Medium article written by a man who was deeply disappointed in his sexless marriage. Perhaps not a marriage devoid of sex, but definitely a marriage that wasn’t meeting his needs. He had plenty of personal anecdotes to…Culture10 min readCulture10 min read
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
1 day agoSometimes You Can’t Help PeopleEspecially When They Vote Against Their Own Self Interests I was born with an extra helping of empathy. Trust me, I’m not bragging. Too much empathy, if there is such a thing, is a heavy cross to bear. Not only do we deal with the emotional ramifications of our pain…Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
4 days agoChildren Don’t Grow Up to Be Like Your ParentsThe American Dream is a Nightmare Our bootstrap culture forgot to make the bootstraps affordable. Fortunately, my generation will soon be passing the reins on to a younger generation. So as a 72-year-old woman, if I were to give anybody under the age of 40 advice, it would be this: …Future4 min readFuture4 min read
Sep 8Why Wait For the Next Life?Create the World We Want NOW There’s a cultural expectation in America that in the next life, everything will be perfect. No more hunger, poverty, pain, and suffering. Equality will be cherished. Everyone will have everything that they need. No one will be selfish or mean and we’ll experience inspiration…The Future3 min readThe Future3 min read
Sep 4Can Americans Afford Climate Change Disasters?Billions and Billions of Tax Dollars are Spent to Rebuild I hold firmly to the belief that modern societies need to constantly evolve as we attain more knowledge from scientific development. I also believe that social evolution demands and supports the moral responsibility to work toward human equality. …Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Aug 31Free Will and the Business of Being HumanThere’s Still So Many Unanswered Questions I don’t know where I was before I was born but did anyone bother to ask me if I wanted to join the parade before assigning me an embryo? Did I get to make a well-informed choice to be here? Or did my free…Psychology6 min readPsychology6 min read
