The Greatest Gift

This weekend is Easter Sunday, and must say … still very grateful.  With all of everything going on, all the unexpected, all the drama, all the sturm and drang …… still amazingly, overwhelmingly grateful. When I think about the recent headaches, the overarching nonsense of others, the general foolishness of man, it is easy to …

Death Metal

Sitting here amazed that there aren’t more 70-car pileups with multiple fatalities on a day-to-day basis, on these here ‘Murrican highways. What the Staties call a “high-casualty incident.” I mean … seriously. Recently read a BuzzFeed … feed?  Article?  Post?  Musing? about the Internet’s perspective on the world before and after the plandemic (yeh I …

Talk Left / Live Right, or What I Said is Not What I Do

Well isn’t that interesting. Article by Brad Wilcox in the Atlantic discussed a book called, “Get Married,” and how the college-educated espouse alternative family types without actually embracing those alternatives themselves. Finish education. Establish career. Get married. Have kids. In that order.  Although those selfsame folks claim bastardizing children is no big deal, they themselves …

The Deep Suck

theKid is Gen Alpha, and young enough that (most) adults dismiss those generally angsty feelings withOh, you’re just young.  You’ll get over it … yet is still old enough to be clinically depressed. theKid does not like school.  Does pretty well at it, teachers are consistently complimentary, other kids are yelling “Bye!” as theKid is …

Hijacking “Jesus”

It’s been three years and some days since Trump and his merry band of Trumpiots tried to overthrow the government.   Oh yes, you did!  YES, you DID, Brett!  That’s what insurrection looks like.  They actively and intentionally took affirmative steps (I see you, Q Anon Shaman) to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election …