A Bit (More) About Me #13

The amazingly talented, fabulous Melanie B. Cee at Sparks from a Combustible Mind  posed some interesting questions in Monday's Share Your World post.  Y'all should check it out and feel free to link & post your own answers.  Here're mine. Q:  Is it ever okay to commit a crime? Please explain. A: Yes.  Obviously, self-defense …

Awareness Week, Day 5

I've designated this first week of June 2020 as Awareness Week in light of the struggles America is currently experiencing. To help expand folks' consciousness, I'm sharing a song a day from an album every concerned, patriotic American needs to hear and be moved by.  Tennessean Will Hoge is a talented, soulful singer-songwriter. In 2012, …

Awareness Week, Day 3

I've designated this first week of June 2020 as Awareness Week in light of the struggles America is currently experiencing. To help expand folks' consciousness, I'm sharing a song a day from an album every concerned, patriotic American needs to hear and be moved by. Tennessean Will Hoge is a talented, soulful singer-songwriter. In 2012, …

Awareness Week, Day 4

Y'all get two for the price of one today because I just realized that I started this Tuesday thinking it was Monday.  Ha ha ha, very funny.  Today's second track is "When Do I Get To Come Home", dedicated to all the combat veterans out there. Enjoy and be moved. Peace, y'all. "When Do I …

Awareness Week 2020, Day 2

I've designated this first week of June 2020 as Awareness Week in light of the struggles America is currently experiencing. To help expand folks' consciousness, I'm sharing a song a day from an album every concerned, patriotic American needs to hear and be moved by. Tennessean Will Hoge is a talented, soulful singer-songwriter. In 2012, …

Awareness Week 2020

Howdy, friends & fellow Bloggers!  I'm designating this first week of June as Awareness Week in light of the struggles America is experiencing in 2020. To help expand folks' consciousness of the myriad injustices plaguing us today, I'm going to share a song a day from an album every concerned, patriotic American needs to hear …

Beneficio

Beneficio by Michal Kalicki, art by Gawron.  I rated it 1 of 5 stars on Goodreads, "did not like it", and shelved it there as fiction & graphic novel. Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for the free e-copy for review. I did not enjoy Beneficio mainly because I was unable to figure out …

Quality Quotes #12

"[T]hose who refuse to consider what they do are cloaked in the shadow of stupidity, but they enjoy the shade.  It is cool and comfortable there."  Joe R. Lansdale, in his 2013 novel The Thicket. Considering how many people in America today subsist, indeed, thrive on an alimentation of willful ignorance, y'all might be tempted …

Quarantine Playlist Challenge

Y'all, I need your help!  My partners & I at Adult Probation started a Quarantine Playlist last week, and as you can see by the photograph above, our board is almost full.  I need your best suggestions for timely songs that can elevate our mood, help us overcome our feelings of gloom in this era …

Provocative Anwers #2

Fandango's 69th provocative question is: Assume you are a real-life superhero. What is your super power? What is the largest obstacle to using your super power? The Girl drew this sweet picture when she was around 8 years old.  Until she presented it to me, I never thought of myself as a hero of any kind; …