One of the biggest news stories of that past week was the selection of the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV. aka the former Cardinal Robert Prevost. Leo XIV is the first American pope. This was long thought would never happen, so this is a big deal. Born and raised in Chicago, he’s spent most of… Read more »
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 »