I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on Facebook lately stating Christians in America are being discriminated against. One post that’s been very popular lately goes like this: You wouldn’t demand a Jewish deli owner serve ham and cheese. You wouldn’t demand a Muslim caterer serve pork tenderloins. So why can you demand a Christian restaurants cater to same sex… Read more »
Last week my husband and I were fortunate enough to attend Bill Nye’s lecture at Drake University in Des Moines. Bill Nye is best known as the host of the 90’s kids show Bill Nye the Science Guy, but there is way more to him than that. He is the CEO of the Planetary Society. He has taught at Cornell… Read more »
Conspiracy theories are everywhere. Some (who really shot JFK??) have been around for decades and may never be totally solved. Some are brand new (did someone kill Justice Scalia?). Some make a little bit of sense (did Marilyn Monroe REALLY commit suicide?) and some, well, don’t (there are half alien half human beings all around us!). I don’t mind… Read more »
As I’m sure everyone knows, the Iowa Caucuses were held last night. That means that today our TV and radios here in Iowa are political ad free for the first time since last summer. Alas, the name calling and bad memes will continue on platforms like Facebook for the foreseeable future, but it’s considerable relief all Iowans nevertheless. So what… Read more »
I don’t know how we got here, but our country is now is such a toxic place that whenever President Obama comments on anything there are two immediate responses: #1 He is the best thing since sliced bread. Everything he says is just what I was thinking and I love him more than I love my own mother. #2 He’s… Read more »
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but here in the US we have become a country where there are only 2 answers to any political or social issue. Whichever one you agree with you will defend with every ounce of vigor and more importantly you will point out 1000000 reasons why people who believe the OTHER answer is correct… Read more »
There has been a lot of talk about bullying lately. Schools, civic groups and parents can buy all kinds of programs designed to stop bullying. That’s all well and good, but it seems pretty clear that most of these kits and the ideas behind them were compiled by people who were never actually bullied themselves. How can I tell?… Read more »
Top 10 lists are just too long for me. Top 3 lists are more my speed- ha. Top 3 Ignorant Things to say about Obama #3 He’s Muslim. Michele’s official portrait features her in a sleeveless dress. That pretty well puts it to bed right there, but if you need more- He was sworn in on a Bible twice and… Read more »
I am well aware that it’s been over a month since I last posted. It’s not for lake of trying. I’ve just been annoyed with social media in general. All the hate from BOTH sides of any of the current political debate is enough to may me want to spend the rest of my phone contract playing Candy Crush. So… Read more »
As far as I can tell, one of two things is currently plaguing the GOP. Either they have the most inept polling and PR agencies in the history of the universe, or they have polling and PR agencies that are actively out to destroy them. These are the only explanations that make sense to me. As I’ve stated many… Read more »