I had really hoped that between the public backlash against the January 6th riots and Joe Biden being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States that some semblance of normalcy could come back to American politics. That we’d stop having to deal with friends and relatives who had bought into some of the most ridiculous conspiracy theories… Read more »
We are only days away from Biden’s inauguration and I continue to see article after article stating that anywhere from 50% to 80% of Republicans think the election was rigged and / or stolen from Trump. Polls are not always accurate for a wide variety of reasons. The number of people polled might be too small. The demographics of the… Read more »
I have stated many, many times that I do not identify as a member of either political party. It is true that I am/ was a firm Anti Trumper, but let’s face it – Trump is a Republican in the same way that I’m a blonde. It’s not my natural state, but I was one for quite a while and… Read more »
As I’m sure you are well aware I am a HUGE Miami Dolphins fan and a big NFL fan overall. This year I’m in 2 fantasy football leagues and am the commissioner for one of them. Two years ago I spent my entire bonus check- the largest one I’ve ever gotten in my entire life – to attend the Vikings/… Read more »
If you are not aware, cancel culture refers to the public shaming, mostly on social media, of someone for saying or doing something deemed offensive. It can end careers, or at least cause major derailment, quickly- people love piling on. This phenomenon started, as so many bad things do, as a good thing. Public figures are, well, public, and if… Read more »
Since I’ve had more time for reading and contemplation these last few months I’ve been looking into “greener” options for a few more of the products I use. I mentioned a while back that I had made a few changes already- including reusable straws and laundry pods- but I wanted to up my game even more. I did switch to… Read more »
I’m writing this early in the morning on the 4th of July. Well, OK it’s 8am. But that is VERY early for me on a Saturday. Anyway, on the day we celebrate the USA it’s more apparent than ever we aren’t in a good place right now as a nation. There are many reasons why, but I believe many of… Read more »
I have a deep seated hatred for the word “influencer” along with its partner phrase “influencer culture”. It’s all just so fake. How many times have celebrities and pseudocelebrities gotten busted for including the directions from the company they are supposedly promoting out of the kindness of their hearts in their social media posts? It’s laughable. Even more laughable are… Read more »
My dislike of MLMs in general is pretty common knowledge. I’ve written about it before in posts such as: https://beckypalmer.me/how-not-to-sell/ . I prefer to not purchase from companies structured that way and I’ve told people as much plenty of times. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but they are getting fewer and further between. In the last 6 months or so… Read more »
Chances are you are up to your eyeballs in COVID-19 news. It’s pretty hard to escape it since using social media and watching TV are two of the most common activities going on right now. It’s good, even necessary, to be informed and to know how to protect yourself. This is a world event none of us have experienced before… Read more »