It took all of a few hours after Thanksgiving before I began to see those “Let’s put the Christ back in Christmas” statuses on Facebook. I’m already sick of them, so here’s my rant. I have Jewish friends, Christian friends, Muslim, Pagan, Shinto, Buddhist and ??? friends. My world is not just Christ. Your world … Continue reading
The holidays have always been an iffy tome for me. As a kid I loved big family gatherings. As I got older it started to feel more and more fake, like it was a performance of how happy and rich and pleasant we all were. Then I left my dad’s house and suddenly found myself … Continue reading
Usually I post the real personal stuff under passwords because some things are too uncomfortable for everyone to know–for them and me. but in light of the recent Penn State bs, I feel the need to speak out. If you don’t know what’s going on you can read about it here, here, or even nastier … Continue reading
I’ve been sharing a lot of articles about Occupy Wall Street and the 99% and politics and morality lately. I think it’s interesting. Its inspiring that somehow the cask of apathy has broken and people are willing to yell out their displeasure. I fear it won’t change anything. I fear that the people who say … Continue reading
After last week I didn’t intend to post anything else potentially inflammatory, but I just can’t help it. I’ve been watching the Occupy Wall Street movement for a while now, mostly wondering why the hell Sarah Palin gets on every news hour of every channel for getting on a bus but thousands protest in a major … Continue reading
Last week we went to my mother-in-law’s house in Mumfordville, KY. Unlike most other times, this trip we vowed to find something fun to do in the area. We’d gone to Cave City when we visited on spring break and found a few things that looked fun, like Gunsmoke Mountain, and we knew Kentucky Down … Continue reading
