We are 7 months away from a Presidential election. It looks like our choices will be Trump and Biden. Again. Bleh. Grandpa Sleepy vs. Grandpa Felon. What a time to be alive. For reasons unknown, Nicki Haley is still technically in the race on the Republican side. She hasn’t won a state yet, not even her home state of South… Read more »
A couple weeks ago my nephew Luke was sworn in as a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard. Many of your have watched Luke grow up through the social media posts from me and my husband. Some of you know him as one of the “Two Yoots”. I have known this was a possibility for some time. But seeing… Read more »
This might be the easiest holiday to celebrate ever! It’s National Love Your Pet Day! If you have a pet, you love it. Unless you are a horrible human. Then you are dead to me. Go away. As EVERYONE knows, I have had cats since my early 20s. I currently have 3 babies- Boots, Lilly, and Oreo. And yes I… Read more »
Today we’re going to talk about gatekeeping. We are staying clear of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. That’s another topic for another day. I’m talking about the simpler, slightly less hateful kind of gatekeeping usually centered about pop culture opinions. The big one I’m seeing online right now is “Beyonce can’t / shouldn’t release a country album”. Really? Why not? Why… Read more »
Today we celebrate those friends we never see in person- and maybe have never met in person. They are our internet friends! Social media is responsible for a lot of bad things, but it has done some good things too. It allows us to stay in contact with people we used to live close to and/ or used to work… Read more »
We are a couple days away from Valentine’s Day. Since it’s on a weekday there will be a steady stream of florist vans pulling up to workplaces all across the nation. Of course everyone looks to see who’s getting the largest bouquet. And I can already tell you it won’t be me. But I’m not sad about that. My husband… Read more »