I'm mourning today To the tune of Mitch McConnell. No matter how sincere, No matter how intelligent, No matter how dispassionate, No matter
on humor and malice
humor is the tendency of experiences or expression to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the
On Cults and Cultural Healing
How does a nation's culture heal on a mass level when so many members are likely: Afraid (because they’ve seen hatred and bullying of the "other" by
Immigration is the American Way…
....but because of atrocious nature of the family separations, many people have conceded even this point. None of what is going on is normal. None
Spiritual Adulting: Part 1. I’m an American bigot. Ugh.
[new subtitle added in Nov 2024]: searching for one's dog This morning I looked in the spiritual mirror and realized I was a bigot. Not a blowhard,
The Truth Beat – The Authoritarian Directive Broken Down
The other day I looked down to glance at a news paragraph on my phone. It said something like, "there are increasing ethical and criminal breaches at
The best questions to ask
Years ago, I learned a really good life hack. It was a simple way to immediately change the way your brain is thinking for the better. Anthony Robbins
Marketing on the Web, for White Hat Operators
I've been using the web to promote projects and to help clients and causes since 1997. One of my first experiences work experiences was helping a
The Honest.
I go to the same places on the web, over and over. I keep looking for something, and I'm not sure what it is. Outrage, solace, connection,
Why I march
I am marching for all women's sovereign right to control their own bodies. Always. Same for men. I march for equal pay, for equal access to medical
Deep State and Democracy
I've been hearing a fair amount about how Trump and his former buddy Bannon want to dismantle the "deep state," implying it is a bad thing. I'd like
It’s Happening
Listening to an intelligence expert: “it’s known that Russian interference in 2016 election included using social media both on far right and far left
upside down
I've been wondering how so many people can seem to live in a delusion. I'm talking about those folks who love 45 and Fox News, and who think
A vision
I need one. A vision, that is. About this political and cultural thing we have going on here with 45, ongoing racism, misogyny and the like. How can
It’s happened. What to do next.
It's happened. Our government is now an authoritarian kleptocracy. Here's what you do to prevent total collapse. Continue to speak freely
one brain drain
The mainstream media (MSM) messaging isn't controlled by a central brain, a single-minded group of elites or even a particular political leaning. It
Thankfulness, it’s an ambulance
It's the day before Thanksgiving and I'm feeling gratitude. For real. Deeply. And I'm holding onto it. I'm 'gratituding' not just to herald the
The Nature of Outrage
Subtitled: the lifeblood of propaganda This emotion needs a close examination. Especially now. Especially because it is an "adult" emotion that is
what if I quit my first job?
What if today, I decided to quit my first job? This woman job I'm judged on every day. What if I didn't even bother to look clean, coifed, or dress
the mirror ball
The Las Vegas shooting was horrible. It was also terrorism. How do we know? Because people are more afraid, and feel less safe in their daily lives.
taking back the reins
After a day of sadness and self-pity, I decided to take a macro-view of what's going on. See, like many other (amazing and sensitive) women, I tend to
These Songs of Freedom
This is some verbiage GOP Trump-backing officials can use to get free. It is time. Dear Constituents: I am officially and irrevocably withdrawing
Woke? Noke.
After this past week: Charlottesville, racist presidential comments, violence and division, I keep wanting to "woke" my family and friends who voted
Right to life: MY American birthright.
This is a tough post to write, but I felt I must write it, and attempt to communicate something that is likely felt by many, but hard to
They made their bed, let ’em lie in it
This is one of those posts I didn't want to write. But this refrain keeps going through my head, so this is as good a way as any to exorcise it. They
Write what you want to learn
Many years ago, I trained to become a life coach. I went to conference after conference, took 2 years of tele-classes and put myself "out there" as a
Quantum Audience
In quantum physics theory, the intention of the experimenter can determine an experiment's outcome. In this tiny world of stuff, scientists have an
Open Letter of Empathy for Ben Jacobs
Hi Ben, I'm so sorry you were attacked. I'm even more sorry that then you were denied reality by the campaign's initial statement where you were
another aging lady post
What can I say that hasn't already been said on the topic? That I watched this episode of Veep and found myself educated? That as I approach 50 with
If we kiss the friggin’ frog…
I've been trying to live the following spiritual truths: once you accept something fully, then it can change know your shadow, and it won't
If you think you are going to save the planet, you’ve got it all wrong
... yet you've also got it all right. Climate change is now a concept up for grabs. This is because some have been conditioning people to believe
speaking for himself
So, 45 just said (again) the world was a "terrible, nasty place," and "speaking for myself, I'll make it much better place before I am done." This
e-fuckin-nough
It's enough already. We need to face this We need to decide we are better than this we can be dignified. No alpha male, no killing, no social
Personal is political
This has been said for a long time, but I am starting to see just how simplistically true it is. The repeal of Obamacare that just spectacularly
Derail Doubling Down
Ever notice how exciting it is when someone "doubles down?" It is the very essence of gambling, isn't it? Whether the hand is good or bad, "doubling
breaking through
I want more than anything to break through. Break through the fog that's clouded my country. The dark, gold dust-filtered smoke that chokes my loved
Next time someone downplays the words, please remember
In the age of Trump, when spokespeople alternate between "his words are not what he means" or "he means what he says," please remember...
please for my birthday, mr. president
I'm asking for only one thing: please start acting like a winner. A good one. Good winners are fair to their opponents. Good winners are kind to
The Fake News Fake Out
If you are regularly shutting down political adversaries using the term "fake news," you may be falling into a trap. Or worse, you may be
