So I wrote to someone that we were having a wonderful few days of Indian summer here in Alaska when it occurred to me that the phrase “Indian summer” might be politically incorrect.
Sometimes navigating life in the 21st century can be very challenging. Continue reading →
Summer is over. Can Christmas be far away? Not according to the decorations already going up in some of the more obnoxious big stores. At least give me time to put my sandals away for the season. Continue reading →
Awkward conversation number one:
Said to a friend while at dinner. “So I’ve always wondered if your father ever actually sat you down and spoke to you about the fact that he was gay or did he just let the knowledge happen?”
Said by friend’s husband: “Well, now you have confirmation.”
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After listening to Trump’s speech post his Mexico visit, I have to say I want to do nothing more than hide under my bed in fear of life and limb. I don’t know about you but I don’t live in the America he described. I mean, where in the hell does this man get this crap from? Continue reading →
I don’t know when it started, but if I hear Trump’s voice on the radio or TV, my finger automatically hits the off button. Then I keep turning it off and on until I know his voice is gone. It’s the only thing that keeps me from barfing all day. Continue reading →
My cousins Joe and Mary have three children. The oldest boy is married to an ethnic Chinese woman from Vietnam. The middle son is married to a Pennsylvania farmer’s daughter. The youngest, a girl, is married to an African-American. This is coming to you from a family that, just two generations ago, thought when my Uncle Albert (Italian) married Aunt Jean (Polish), the world was spinning slightly off its axis.
When I read about the interracial couple who were stabbed because they kissed in public and some racist thought that was just too much to ask him to bear, my Continue reading →
No, seriously. I look at this picture of my high school senior brother and wonder how that much dorkdom could possibly have had enough room to live in the same house as my enormous dorkdom. It’s the Buddy Holly glasses that make it great. Continue reading →
Am I the only one sick and tired of hearing people say they are supporting Trump but when you ask them what they support, all they can mumble is that he’ll shake up the establishment? Ask them about any specific Trump policy and they respond that he doesn’t really mean to ban all Muslims or build that wall. He’s just saying that. So they are basing their whole support of him on the premise that he won’t do any of the things he’s campaigning to do. Dear lord… even pretzels don’t twist that much. Continue reading →
So it’s one full week with the new website and things are slowly coming into focus for me. Who knows, I might actually conquer this. And then it’s on to my microwave. Can’t wait until I’m skilled enough to program that. Continue reading →
You look as good as ever. Continue reading →