Two little gifts arrived from the Cosmos today. Twice. I am blessed. I began thinking about BlogHer’s 10th Anniversary while waiting for my twin grand babies who are now very grownup three year old girls. From this juxtaposition I made wonderful discoveries. One of the wonderful things about being a prolific blogger who has […]
My Annual "My Dad Died on Christmas Day" Post
Somewhere, in a box that is mislabeled, but hopefully still in my house is a picture of my Dad smiling, his eyes all a-twinkle. There aren’t many of those. It was a professional photo from a group photo shoot that the Thorncreek Township Volunteer Firemen arranged. I see that photograph in my mind when I […]
Divest from Cerberus and Other Manufacturers of Mass Murder
Albertsons, Osco, Bushmaster – what do these corporations have in common? They are all part of the Cerberus Group. That includes the Freedom Group unit that made the Bushmaster Rifle used in Sandy Hook mass murder to slaughter 20 babies and their educational guardians. The Freedom Group, which includes Remington and Marlin Firearms, is one of […]
Memoir, Abuse, and Perspective
Two pieces of writing crossed my field of view before I was fully awake today. The first piece was from the New York Times but it was brought to my attention through a writer-friend on Facebook. The NYT article, When Writers Expose the Dead, is about writing memoir. The second piece is The Homeschool Apostates […]
Thanksgiving Weekend in Review
I have not been active in any gratitude months, weeks, lists or activities recently. Does that make me ungrateful or unthankful? Nope. It just makes me an independent agent of appreciation this year. I missed my daughter terribly, but she had a good Thanksgiving with her honey and his brother’s family up in the Great […]
Tech, Tweets, and the TARDIS: How to Embed a Tweet
Did you know you can embed tweets? You can! Fifty years ago at 5.15pm on Nov 23rd 1963, a mysterious exile from another world appeared on @BBCOne in #DoctorWho. pic.twitter.com/XUmYQZn9QZ — BBC One (@BBCOne) November 23, 2013 In the following image I have cropped part of a screen capture of a tweet by […]