I’ve been recovering from a very nasty stomach bug. In between the vomiting, the hallucinations (I ran a high fever for a while), and the wishing for the sweet release of death I had a lot of time to stare at bad TV. For whatever reason, one of the services I was watching was advertising When Harry Met Sally a… Read more »
There has been a lot of talk about going back to the “good old days” of America. Most of the time these folks are referring to the 1950s. TV and movies have helped romanticize this era as the peak of civilization. But was it really that great? Or are we just looking through rose colored glasses? Sure, in some ways… Read more »
“Ozempic face” has been in the news lately. Celebrities like Kelly Osborne, Mary Kay and Ashley Olsen, Meghan Trainor and and have come under fire for the drastic, unhealthy, and in most eyes unattractive changes to their faces that seem to suggest the use of Ozempic or related weight loss shots. They now have very angular jaw lines, their eyes… Read more »
Erika- What are you doing? You’ve been on a 4 month media tour telling everyone that you are “carrying on Charlie’s mission” even though his message was that women should be at home at all times (and that white guys should be in charge of everything, but I digress). You are the CEO of Turning Point, his organization. You’re a real… Read more »
ICE shot another innocent bystander in Minnesota. I’m just numb. I can barely form sentences. Everything I said 2 weeks ago I still true in spades. https://beckypalmer.me/?p=5489 I encourage everyone to support the good people of Minnesota here: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ There are dozens of organizations here doing everything from supplying cold weather gear to caring for pets of detained persons to food banks…. Read more »
Have you ever had a dream so real that after you wake up you aren’t sure if you were dreaming or not? I’ve had a rash of them lately. Most recently, I dreamt that my dear husband gave away our cat Lilly. I have no idea why I would dream such an absurd thing. But it was SO real that… Read more »
I’m physically tired- it’s been a very good but very busy week and I’m still recovering. I’m also mentally tired. The government shut down has caused a sharp uptick in the political memes online which gets old fast, and just living in the shitstorm that is the US right now takes a lot of a person. So the list of… Read more »
There are a lot of crazy myths out there. There are a couple categories that I see over and over again that really bug me. And they finally bugged me enough that I have to say something before I lose it. #1 NO ONE is putting Nair in shampoo bottles and making their roommates/ former lovers/ stepsisters/ etc. go… Read more »
There’s an epidemic sweeping the world. It’s gotten so bad that businesses have had to add signage trying to stem the tide. What started as a lazy editing trick for second rate reality TV shows has now become the bane of polite society. So we all need to go back to school and re-learn something we never should have forgotten-… Read more »
Today is Name Your Car day. Please don’t do this. I beg of you. It’s just weird. Do you name your kitchen appliances? Do you name your furniture? Do you name your clothes? Of course not. Then why in the name of all that is holy would you name your car?? I have a custom license plate. Some people think… Read more »