Diamonds are Forever?

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Jewelry.  What every woman wants.  Right? Of course not.  But that’s what you’d think if you have been watching TV, picked up a newspaper or magazine, or even read a billboard or two while driving down the road. To be perfectly clear, I have nothing against jewelry.  I own quite a bit, even though I don’t wear much of it… Read more »

No Politics Day

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This is one we need to celebrate more than once a year.  Monthly.  Weekly maybe even? At bare minimum, let’s start with today. No politics.  All day. No politics. All night. Sounds like heaven to me.

Mother Shaming

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Some time ago I stated that I was part of the “only group it’s still OK to put down” and stated that group is the childless by choice. Turns out I was wrong- there are a few other groups that apparently are still fair game, and – lucky me- I’m a part of another one.  This group is daughters with… Read more »

Spouse’s Day

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Today is the day to celebrate that person who is legally required to put up with your crap.  Yes, your spouse! I am very lucky to have my husband, in no small part because of the long, tangled path we took from when we first met to our wedding day five and a half years later.   I’m sure there are… Read more »

Conspiracy Theories – Sports Edition

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I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again- the problem with most conspiracy theories is overconfidence in the ability of the group in question. 9 times out of 10 that group is the government in some form.  I’ve already written about why the “we never went to the moon” theory is full of holes here https://beckypalmer.wpengine.com/fly-me-to-the-moon/      and I’ve… Read more »