The Center and Shenanigans Comedy Theatre are co-hosting an event this Tuesday, February 25, from 6-8 p.m. called Diversity Panel & Crash Course on How to Be an Ally. “What do you mean? I don’t need any help being an ally.” Well, you probably do. We all do. Your heart and soul may well be … Read more
Tommy Tuberville, the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama, shared significant misinformation during his questioning of Health and Human Services Director nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
I’ve learned that a download of your Facebook account’s information cannot proceed concurrently with the account being scheduled for deletion. So, I had to go back for four days while I waited for my download to be ready. Now it’s downloaded. Now I’m gone again. I’ve taken steps to preserve some connections I fear will … Read more
It begins tomorrow. I hereby commit to writing at least one actual snail mail letter per week. I will brashly dare to hope that this practice isn’t necessary for the entire Trump presidency. However, I am prepared to do so. (Can’t believe I’m actually going to use up what I thought was a lifetime cache … Read more
I left Facebook this past weekend, keeping only a skeleton account with no friends to manage the North Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force page and the Free Mom Hugs-Huntsville page. Long-time readers will remember I’ve done this before. I stayed gone two years. I have a feeling this departure is permanent. I have the same … Read more
It’s all right to say so. It seems today our esteemed president is insinuating that DEI initiatives cause mid-air collisions. Maybe that’s your last straw. But whether it’s that, or threatening sovereign allies, or starting a trade war with Colombia, or maliciously inflicting trauma on the federal workforce, or naming a health secretary nominee who … Read more
I’ve mentioned here and there that my immediate response to the first Trump presidency was to stop consuming news and opinion. I did that for six months. It worked very well for me. I never considered what I would do in the event of a reprise, because I never considered that such a terrible thing … Read more
Some years ago I started taking a solo trip between Christmas and New Year’s Day to visit geographically inconvenient friends. I make 3-4 stops in a circuit, so that the next stop is on the way from the last one. On my second or third time to do it, I named it the Precious Hearts … Read more
I don’t have any resolutions for the new year, other than try hard to remember not to worry about things I can’t control. I wish you the best in your endeavors, in 2025 and always. I’ll be back with more actual content the week of January 6. God be with you.