As many of you know, I was recently on vacation. My husband and I went to the Iowa State Fair in the rain, and after that I went to Omaha for a few days. Among the places I visited were Omaha Zoo, several museums, and the famous Bob footbridge. But, as usual, both my husband and I had people talk… Read more »
Much has been made of the recent FBI search of Donald Trump’s home in Florida, Mar a Lago. Depending on who you listen to this was either long overdue or a travesty. The people who are angry about this need to explain to me why. If he’s innocent, what is there to be worried about? If he’s done nothing wrong,… Read more »
I have been a very vocal advocate of the child free life. My husband and I have been married for 16 years and we knew going in we were not going to have human children (we have cats). I’m brining it up again not to beat that drum again, but rather to bring up another gripe of mine. The expectation… Read more »
As long as the United States as existed blaming the President for things that he didn’t actually do/ control/ contribute to has been one of our national pastimes. It’s easy to blame someone you’ve never met for all your problems. Social media makes this easier to do than ever. Joe Biden is certainly no stranger to public critique, having been… Read more »
Interest in working from home exploded in 2020 when COVID hit and many companies who had never had any remove employees suddenly had to figure out how to make it work. Most companies did it very successfully- including my employer. I was lucky enough to be able to continue to work full time throughout the entire pandemic by being home… Read more »
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that actor Johnny Depp recently won a defamation lawsuit against his ex wife Amber Heard. This was a big deal for a lot of reasons, not least of which is that Johnny Depp’s team presented convincing evidence that HE was the victim of domestic abuse, and not Amber as she had… Read more »
June is Pride Month. While we should support equal rights for all people regardless of their sexual and/ or gender orientation year round, it’s especially important to increase our understanding of the issues these folks face this month. So, today I’m taking on a question about transgender people specifically that’s bugged me for a while now. That is the notion… Read more »
While not the case for all nations, here in the United States it’s finally starting to feel like we are getting back to the “old normal”. Sporting events are back at full capacity seating. Trade shows are back. Bands are going out on tour again. By the time you read this I will be recovering from another Bon Jovi concert… Read more »
With gas prices going up drastically since Russia invaded Ukraine there have been a deluge of memes calling for reopening of the Keystone pipeline. These memes were designed by morons and I’m going to tell you why. #1 The pipeline was never completed. Only around 8 to 10% of the XL extension had been built. It was years away from… Read more »
This is one we need to celebrate more than once a year. Monthly. Weekly maybe even? At bare minimum, let’s start with today. No politics. All day. No politics. All night. Sounds like heaven to me.