Donald Trump has been President for just over 100 days at the time I’m writing this. If you listen to him it’s been a roaring success- egg prices are down 87%, dozens of nations are begging for trade deals with the US, we’ve shipped thousands of violent criminals out, and we are cutting wasteful government spending. But if you live… Read more »
We love any day that celebrates cats around here and today is no exception- it’s National Tabby Cat day! This is a very new holiday- created in 2016 by Mayor’s Alliance for N.Y.C.’s Animals to celebrate and educate the public about tabby cats. Tabby isn’t a breed- it’s a color pattern that is seen in many different types of purebred… Read more »
Fun fact- there are almost as many websites willing to provide tips and ideas for posting as there are actual blogs. Some are geared at specific audiences- i.e. fitness, travel, corporate, etc. – and some attempt to offer tips and tricks for any and all blog types. Many offer at least some information for free while some keep much… Read more »
I just learned about this holiday and WOW do we need it! Today is Scream Day. There isn’t any concrete evidence who started this holiday, but as someone living in the United States in 2025 I completely understand why someone thought this up and wanted to share it with the world. Who hasn’t wanted to just scream into the void… Read more »
I’ve mentioned many times how badly current US political and even some religious leaders have misrepresented Christianity. A couple examples are here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=5209 and here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=1066 . You might wonder why I still believe. And to be perfectly honest, that have been times I’ve wondered that myself, more so in the last 12 months than at any other point in my… Read more »
The book banners are out and about again, which makes today more important than ever. Today is National Librarian Day. It takes a LOT of education to become a librarian. In many places a Masters Degree is required! And the average salary of a librarian is only $60K- not much at all for the amount of education required. So you… Read more »
Swearing has been around as long as human language itself. When you stub your toe or hit your head on something even the most mild mannered person can utter a four letter word or two. For almost as long as there has been swearing there has been push back against it. Which of course only increased its popularity. Many people… Read more »