I personally think some “major shit is going down” as we used to say early in my youth. Life doesn’t run smoothly even when it is running smoothly, it comes in bunches, in fits and starts. Statisticians know clusters occur and folk wisdom also shows an appreciation of this in sayings such as, “things happen […]
Veteran's Day
Veterans Day, once Armistice Day, on 11-11-11 and I’ve spent the day trying not to think too much about the veterans in my life. My husband is traveling and I miss him. Two of my brothers served in the military. Thinking about their service makes me sad. One, the elder of the two was almost […]
16 Days to Learn About and Act Against Gender Violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is approaching its 21st anniversary with a campaign theme, “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!” The Rutgers site explains that, “Participants chose the dates November 25– International Day Against Violence Against Women- and December 10– International […]
Here's Hoping The Lean Toward Political Sanity Lasts
I’m still somewhat awash in happiness over local and far-off year election results of yesterday. While I would have loved to see Mary DeCamp as mayor of Tucson, a Green Party Mayor isn’t in the stars for us just yet. I am very, very happy that the lobbyist for Rosemont Copper, also known as the […]
When Rainbows Greet You
Man oh man it was difficult to get through this weekend’s posting schedule. Posting every day is no easy task. If I can get through this month of Nablopomo, which is short speak for National Blog Posting Month, then posting 5 days a week which is my ultimate goal and one of the reasons NaBloPoMo […]
A Brief Post on Images
Finding the right image for your blog post, brochure, or graphic project need not be expensive. Now admittedly, if you have lots of funds to support your graphic design needs then searches on stock photo sites need not be a complicated task. The more restricted your budget is the more challenging it can be to […]