Ah writer’s block. The bane of any writer and blogger. Alas, I am utterly and completely in the midst of it. And, it sucks. It’s a helpless, hopeless feeling. Everyone who writes for any reason will eventually come face to face with this demon. If you Google “beating writer’s block” there are hundreds of suggestions out there on how… Read more »
The internet is an amazing thing. It allows us to share all the world’s information with anyone, anywhere. Unfortunately, it allows us to share misinformation with anyone, anywhere. This has been an issue since the birth of the internet, but the recent election coverage really drew attention to this, what with Facebook being criticized the heaviest for allowing fake news… Read more »
(Almost) every year I post a list of things I’m thankful for this time of year. After all, that is the point of Thanksgiving! I’m not going to do that this year, but I am going to write down a list of blessing and I recommend that everyone reading this do the same. And given all the strife, anger… Read more »
Remember a little holiday called Thanksgiving? It was a day to slow down and remember all our blessings. It was a day to eat too much comfort food and generally relax and recharge with family. However, in recent years those beautiful Thanksgiving traditions are dying a slow and painful death. Thanksgiving dinner is disappearing because folks too busy getting… Read more »
I will never fully understand motherhood. I will never fully understand what it feels like to be treated poorly because of the color of my skin. And, no man (with the possible exception of transgendered individuals) will ever understand what it’s like to be a woman. Why is this important? It’s important when discussing two issues that have garnered massive… Read more »
I have dear friends and family members who are life long Republicans. I have dear friends and family who are life long Democrats. I’ve made it perfectly clear over the years that I am in Independent and that I don’t think either party is worth a damn. I value my right to a private ballot to the point where I don’t… Read more »
I’ve touched on my suspicion of most “alternative” medical treatments in a couple of past posts, most recently in my posts titled Common Scents http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2016/01/common-scents/ and It’s Not that Simple http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2016/02/its-not-that-simple/ I’ve noticed there are a couple quick, simple guidelines that tell me right away I should steer clear of some products: #1 The label says “this product is not designed to… Read more »
Because I’m old, I’m still recovering from the trip my husband and I took 2 weeks ago to Vegas. It was an amazing trip and lots of people have asked what was the best part. That is a really hard question to answer because there were so many highlights! However, since so many people have asked, I’ve decided that I… Read more »
First of all, I am not and will not ever claim to be an expect on blogging. I’ve done this on and off since 2009 and some days I feel just as clueless as I did the day I wrote my first post. However, through trial and error, reading approximately 3 million articles on the subject, and through my awesome… Read more »