Backward Day

Today is Backward Day! This day has been around far longer than you might think- certainly longer than I did! The ancient Romans celebrated Saturnalia. That day masters served their slaves, gambling was allowed, and insulting your superiors was the order of the day. I can’t promise that your boss will be OK with you insulting them today, so try… Read more »
Give peace a chance online

If you are anything like me you are sick to death of anything and everything political. Seems like you can’t log in to any social media site without witnessing- if not actually getting into- an all out brawl. Even the simplest, most innocent observation can turn ugly in the blink of an eye. Why are we doing this to ourselves?… Read more »
Faithful Friday 1-27
Unequal Equality

My intent for today’s post was to write about the women’s marches that took place last weekend and the bizarre backlash against them from women. And I’m not referring to the backlash against hate speech, vandalism or littering – those are all valid points. I’m referring to women who genuinely don’t see why anybody was marching at all because they… Read more »
Faithful Friday 1/20
Popcorn Day

Today is the day that the National Popcorn board decided to make National Popcorn Day. I’m sure that you, like myself, had no idea there was such a thing as the National Popcorn Board until just now. But they are a real thing and you can go check them out yourself at popcorn.org if you are so inclined. Their stated… Read more »
I stand with Planned Parenthood and here’s why

Normally I spend a lot of time trying to come up with a clever/ punny/ funny title for my Monday posts. But I’ve decided that this topic too important to get cute. So, without further ado: #1 PP isn’t the only place that performs abortions, so defunding it to stop abortions is a false pretense right out of the gate…. Read more »
Faithful Friday 1/13
My day!

Today is Peculiar People day!! How crazy is that?!?!?! Some of us are just born a little different. We are the black sheep of our families. Maybe we dress a little different. Maybe we think a little different. Maybe we are just utter oddballs in every sense of the word. Regardless of where on the oddness scale you rate, today… Read more »