Answer to FPQ #21

via Fandango's Provocative Question #21 Q: Do you think America is ready for an openly gay person to be elected to the office of President of the United States? Explain your opinion. A:  I do think America is ready for an openly gay person to be elected to the office of President of the United …

A Bit (More) About Me #6

Melanie B. Cee's Hallowe'en edition of 'Share Your World' looks too fun to forego, so BOO, y'all! Name something you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark forest or in an abandoned building. Anything pointy & sharp. Share the creepiest thing that’s ever happened while you were alone. On more than one occasion, I've …

Damned Cold

I don't know if this qualifies as an occasional poem or not.  Certainly it refers to a very specific moment in United States history, but it's rather opaque and somewhat vague so may present some barriers to understanding for future generations of readers or those outside of the early 21st-century American political & cultural milieu.  …

Thoughts on 2 Books #6

Hey y'all!  I hope you're doing well on this fine Friday.  With this post, I'm happy to say, I'm caught up on my book reviews, which, of course, only comes after being caught up at work.  If the political situation weren't so hopeless in America right now, I'd be tempted to say I'm content.  Ah, …

What if? #CultureChange

How great and powerful a moment it would be for Americans if his Honor Brett Kavanaugh opened his Senate testimony today with the following statement or one very similar to it. "Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, distinguished members of the Senate Judicial Committee, and Dr. Ford, I thank you today for allowing me to come …

A Bit (More) About Me #4

Via sparksfromacombustiblemind's Share Your World for 9/17/18 Once again, I'm a day late on this.  But yesterday I chaperoned The Girl's class trip to the Nashville Islamic Center and attended an evening meeting for a local volleyball club she wants to join, so my day was rather full.  I hope y'all are doing well today, …

A Bit (More) About Me #3

Via Sparks from a Combustible Mind's Share Your World for 9/10/18. I'm a day late on this, but I know y'all love me and will forgive me.  I'd be grateful if y'all'd answer these questions, too, either in the comments below or by doing your own Share Your World post. This Week’s Questions: Are You …

Strikethrough: A Dirge for Acquaintances No Longer Plagued by Addiction

I rarely have cause to feel sad, if you want to know the truth, but I’m down today, way down in the blue deeps with thoughts as bleak as the tempestuous sky. Ponderous clouds in endless shades of gray track as slowly across the sky as passersby shuffle along the rain-slick street, shoulders slumped and …

A Bit (More) About Me #2

Via Cee's Share Your World for Monday, 8/27/18 Q:  Do you prefer eating foods with nuts or no nuts? A:  I am not picky, and I love to eat.  I like nuts in foods in which they taste good, which is most of them, and I don't like nuts in foods in which they don't …

I’ve Been Published!

Hello friends & fellow Bloggers!  I hope y'all're doing well on this fine Friday.  The weather here in middle Tennessee is damnear perfect today.  It's a mild, partly sunny 80 degrees with a sky full of wispy white and fluffy gray clouds being pushed along by a gentle, almost autumnal breeze here in my little …