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 […]
Give Local Shopping a Try for Last Minute Christmas Gifts
There is a divide in the United States that played out last week, as it does every year, that typifies the chasm between Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day. Black versus Nothing may not be the first divisive pairing you think of when you think of opposing groups in the U.S. You probably think of […]
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 […]
Concerned Women of the U.S. – A 3 Step Manifesto
I don’t often give advice. I speak my mind fairly often and sometimes rather loudly, but I don’t usually tell people what to do, and most of the time when I am angered, it is from someone telling me what to do or trying to force their will on me. So, when I suggest actions […]