Swearing has been around as long as human language itself. When you stub your toe or hit your head on something even the most mild mannered person can utter a four letter word or two. For almost as long as there has been swearing there has been push back against it. Which of course only increased its popularity. Many people… Read more »
Yes of course the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is on while I’m writing this. But as much as I love the Big Dance, that’s not what I’m pontificating on today. Earlier this week US Senator Check Grassley, who has been in the Senate since 1981 and is approximately 279 years old, had a town hall in my town this past… Read more »
Once again, the scourge upon our lives known as Daylight Saving Time is here. Many people look forward to this stupid day because it means that the sun rises and sets later every day. Clearly I am not one of these people. I’ve made my feelings about the angry tangerine currently in the White House very clear, but he had… Read more »
As I’m sure you heard, there was a movement on social media to boycott spending on February 28th. Ideas like this aren’t new- every time the price of gas goes up someone suggests it because it’s supposed to lower gas prices. It never works, and this one didn’t work either. And here’s why. #1 Lack of participation. It’s likely that… Read more »
I’ve started this post multiple, multiple times. It’s been very hard, even though I’ve written about this topic several times before including here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4931 and plenty other places. But luck – or maybe divine intervention- was with me today. This morning at church we sang the Hymn “Help Us to Accept Each Other” by Frank Kahn. And it spoke to my… Read more »
I’m writing this the day before Super Bowl LIX, but by the time you read this the game will be over and done with. And that’s fine, because I genuinely don’t care who wins. I’m not going to be talking about whether or not the refs hand games to the Chiefs or whether or not Josh Allen should have won… Read more »
By the time you are reading this Donald Trump will be the President of the United States again. I’ve made my opinion on Trump pretty clear over the years and no, it has not changed in recent weeks. He’s already walked back several key campaign promises that likely won him the election- most notably that he would lower grocery prices. … Read more »
It’s impossible to turn on any news or social media platform and NOT see truly horrifying footage of the fires in Los Angeles. The level and scale of the destruction is historic. MOST people react to these images and stories with sympathy for the people who have lost their homes, their businesses, their employment, their pets, friends, and/ or family… Read more »
This is one that we all wish was fully sanctioned and legal. It’s Slap Your Coworker day! We all work with that one person who drives everyone else up the wall. Maybe they are a super loud talker. Maybe they never show up on time. Maybe they are just so useless you don’t understand why they still have a job. … Read more »
It’s time for another round of short takes- i.e. thoughts that are rattling around my head that I can’t write enough about to make an entire post (in some cases I’ve tried), but have been rattling around my head being annoying enough I have to get them out. #1 Am I the only one who’s noticed that the people who… Read more »