For years I’ve seen people announce – with various degrees of fanfare – that they are leaving social media. I HATE it when someone makes a huge deal out of leaving- it really smacks of baiting – i.e. putting something up for the sore purpose of seeing how many people will reply and cheer you up. It reeks of narcissism… Read more »
At the time I’m writing this there have been 2 mass shootings in the US in the past 48 hours. I pray there isn’t another by the time this goes live. While I do believe prayer is powerful and can move mountains, anyone with an IQ higher than their show size should have figured out by now that thoughts and… Read more »
For some reason lately I’ve heard a lot of “It’s probably the first time a kid from Iowa saw (insert marginal / alternative/ unusual thing here)” OR “what would a kid in Iowa think of (insert same things here)”. Why is it always Iowa? Why not Kansas or Missouri or any state south of the Mason DIxon line? Why is… Read more »
Much has been made lately of the conditions of the migrant camps at the southern border, and for good reason. The conditions there are, quite frankly, horrendous. There has been all kinds of name calling and finger-pointing about this, as seems to be the case with any political issue these days. I decided to spend some time actually looking into what is and isn’t true about these camps… Read more »
Today is Memorial Day. A day to honor the men and women who paid the ultimate price defending our nation. A solemn day. Some think of today in terms of sales. If you go online or watch TV or pick up a newspaper you will see that this is a great weekend to “honor America” by purchasing a new mattress. … Read more »
In the last couple weeks one of the biggest issue dividing people on social media and about everywhere else is abortion. I’ve already written about my stance on this issue, it hasn’t changed since then, and it’s not relevant to today’s post. But, if you forgot or or curious please feel free to check it out here: http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2018/05/its-really-complicated-now/ Today I’m… Read more »
Well, maybe not dead yet, but it’s certainly on its last legs. Here in the United States we have a president who encourages his supporters to mock his political opponents during rallies. His wife has all but admitted he hasn’t been faithful to her. He flat-out lies during interviews and on social media and then gets angry when he’s called… Read more »
Today is the International Day of Happiness. This holiday was first declared by the UN in 2013. The theme for 2019 is “Happy Together” and quite frankly I cannot think of a year when we need more happiness and togetherness. Here is the website where you can learn more about the UN’s efforts to bring happy back http://www.dayofhappiness.net. But I’d… Read more »
The recent vote taken at an international United Methodist church convention regarding LGBTQ rights has been highly publicized – far more than I would have considered necessary – but that’s the world we live in. Yes, I was disappointed by it. No, I’m not going to switch churches over it. Why? There are a few reasons. #1 It doesn’t reflect the… Read more »
I’m a science nerd. At one time I was seriously considering a career in medicine. Even though my life took a few different turns since then I still find topics like microbiology, biochemistry and cell biology fascinating, especially when it involves the science of the human body. We are all walking bags of millions of amazing chemicals reacting with each… Read more »