Little Fears, Big Fears, and Catastrophic Fears. Fear of big-toothed carnivorous predators, little sneaky poisonous creatures, and stupid people doing things that could get you and you loved ones killed are deeply engrained in the fiber of our being, perhaps even in our genetically determined behavior. Saber-toothed tigers are extinct and very few people these […]
Ending, and Beginning
The observance of the twelve days of Christmas has ended. Daughter, born in January, and Step-daughter, born in December, are both officially a year older. 33 and 48. My family has aged. Stories of massive partying did not strafe any significant contact points with my universe. Life goes on, and I am thankful, for greeting […]
Gun Violence – A Women's Issue
From Julia Ward Howe’s September 1870 “Appeal to womanhood throughout the world.“ These words were written as a women’s response to war. This Appeal is now often referred to as The Mother’s Day Proclamation. The gun violence of today tallies deaths comparable to those of war. “But women need no longer be made a party to proceedings […]
Months & My Mind Awhirl
Eddy, maelstrom, vortex. Call it whatever you will, but life sometimes moves too many things a bit faster than what I can juggle. Schedule I do not know exactly what I dropped in the last three months, but I will find out. Maybe everything or anything that dropped bounced. Women’s History Month, The A to Z challenge, more […]
Challenge Yourself
In April of this year, ending just a few days ago, I completed the Blogging A to Z Challenge with 26 posts on this site. One was put up each day, Monday through Saturday, with Sundays off. Such a schedule allows for the writing days and days off to equal the number of the days […]
Stumbling Over Ant Hills
I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels as I do, but given my “I’d live in a cave if I could” personality, I don’t stumble across many people period, let alone people who are much like me. So maybe this is more common than I think, but I suspect most people are not […]