Sometimes the ability for one person to do anything that will make a difference to someone 10,000 miles away is so overwhelmingly insurmountable that said person has to just hope. I know my last few posts were pretty irritated: I'm easily fired up by a few topics, and violence against women is one of my… Continue reading They’re not Resolutions. They’re goals with loose morals.
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Sigh.
As a follow up to a previous post, "Honor" requires MARRYING YOUR RAPIST in Afghanistan. And despite international outcry for her treatment, the victim is seriously considering doing so to "save the family name." I'm not judging her: I'm judging her FAMILY. First, a family member rapes her and SHE'S sentenced to jail. For what… Continue reading Sigh.
Life is HARD.
For my dogs. Which I typed as "gods" by accident once during this post. Also, life is apparently exhausting: Exhausting to the point of looking dead:
Oh Don’t You Worry Your Pretty Little Head, Honey
This morning I feel like I've been sucked into a Twilight Zone alternate universe, and it's a bad, bad version..The democratic President whom I have supported has taken away a major female right to privacy and medicine. Teenage girls can now overdose on asprin or cold medicine just like normal, but they can't get the… Continue reading Oh Don’t You Worry Your Pretty Little Head, Honey
10,000 Words
And counting! Ever feel like a second chance is standing there hitting you in the face with a board? Yeah. I"m there. I figure I have about three more weeks, maybe four, before some of these resumes I've been sending start to pay off, especially since I'd like to get back into reinsurance, which means… Continue reading 10,000 Words
The Apocalypse is in Elementary Schools
Let me preface this post with two details: 1) I went to elementary school long before the Columbine shootings allowed schools to capitalize on fear and 2) I don't have children of my own. I, however, don't believe that common sense about children requires having them. I've posted on this before regarding the KINDERGARTNER who… Continue reading The Apocalypse is in Elementary Schools
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already… Continue reading "Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
Rights are RIGHTS.
BBC News Feature: Saudi WomenThis article was buried in the Mid-East section of BBC.com today. It was hiding behind the various articles about rape as a weapon of war against women in Libya, sexual harassment and abuse against women in Egypt, etc etc etc. It horrifies me that "etc" is applicable here.Saudi Arabian women have… Continue reading Rights are RIGHTS.
Mitch the Cranky Fairy
I'm working on completing a short story that's been in the works for years (inspired by one of my favorite former characters at the MN Renaissance Festival). There's a submission deadline tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have it polished by then...but here's a snippet. ****Something clinked next to his ear, and it smelled like goat breath.… Continue reading Mitch the Cranky Fairy
The Value of an Aunt
Recently a friend told me I'd never understand his feelings because I didn't like kids and don't want to have any. Before I could protest, he apologized for the tone and clarified: he meant I couldn't truly love kids in their entirety, because I don't have any (and therefore don't experience the diaper blowouts, temper… Continue reading The Value of an Aunt
No Pithy Phrase 