The Day of Reckoning is Today
After spending nearly six decades as a single woman in America, last year I became a mother when I adopted my son. He is my sister’s grandson. Sweet kid and a victim of circumstances beyond his control. For a kid who got dealt such a shitty hand in life, he is...
Father’s Day from Another Perspective
Each year, I offer my Father’s Day greetings with photos and stories and life lessons from my father. This Father’s Day is different because I met a man who taught me about a father’s love in a way I’d never before considered. In April of this year I took my first...
Mein Fuhrer, You Built That
Donald J. Trump, take a look around. Take a long look at the people dressed in the khaki pants, the white golf shirts and the red ‘Make America Great Again’ made in China hats. It’s the Official Uniform™ of the American Neo-Nazi Movement©. No, wait – that’s you on...
The Squirrels and Colin Kaepernick
The Squirrels and Colin Kaepernick We are a nation in dire need of a collective dose of Ritalin. Once again, I’ve tried to reason with people over a young man who, on the 26th of August, at the start of an NFL pre-season game, chose to quietly sit down and bow his...
What Happens When the Truth Isn’t the Truth?
What Happens When the Truth Isn't the Truth? On a cold winter's day, holding a hot chocolate, I was leaving the library when I came across two elderly people in the parking lot. I began to observe their responses toward one another. Clearly they must have been in...
Charles Manson Haunt, Spahn Movie Ranch, Hell or Hollywood History?
Charles Manson Haunt, Spahn Movie Ranch, Hell or Hollywood History? I am really going off the beaten path today as Christa, my daughter, and I decided to have an adventure in Hollywood history this week while we were off for the holiday and the reaction of others to...
The Opinionated Bitch – on ‘What Are Women For’?
The Opinionated Bitch – on ‘What Are Women For’? My attention was drawn to an article sweeping across the ether entitled What Are Women For? by James Poulos in The Daily Caller. I ignored it until, while getting ready for work yesterday, I heard him defending the...
I’m Not the Reason We Can’t Have Nice Things
I'm Not the Reason We Can't Have Nice Things Back in the 60’s, I was raised in what was considered a traditional American home. I had two parents who loved each other very much. Aside from the size of our brood, we pretty much looked like every other family we knew. I...
Plus Size Model – Do You Think She’s Lovely?
Plus Size Model - Do You Think She's Lovely? Using the photo below, I ran a post on my fb page about the plus-size model industry, and I received an overwhelmingly positive response. She is a beautiful woman. (Featured image and photo below: Plus-size model Katya...
To Forgive and Not to Forget that is the Question
To Forgive and not to Forget that is the Question A plethora of souls have come to me to connect to their loved ones from the other side. Those who have crossed over and those who are in the physical repetitively ask me, "will they forgive me" of course not all souls,...
Jesus is Not On Trial
Jesus is Not On Trial Aside from pointing and laughing on social media, I’ve remained largely silent on the subject of Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk who has turned herself into a media whore celebrity by discriminating against same-sex marriage and going...
Bigotry At Half-Staff
Bigotry At Half-Staff It’s been 4 days since 9 Americans were murdered in a South Carolina AME church, but not just any church. Those Americans were murdered in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston and that church carries strong historical...