2022 New Years Year’s Resolutions (Draft)

Because life is just a series of revisions and I am a work in progress.

Five Reasons to End a Social Media Sabbatical

“Sabbatical” sound so much better than “I just can Internet right now.” There are plenty of articles about disconnecting or going on a social media diet. And really, does “Twitter and I are on a break right now” need elaboration in 2021? Probably not. Ghosting on most of the Interwebs—well, okay, it was actually scarily…

New Year's Resolutions are crap. We can all just acknowledge that, right?

"Goals" and "plans" are much more concrete and useful. I know this because of all the How to Be Productive articles I read when I should be being productive. It wasn't even a waste of time...

Annotated Guide to Helping After Hurricane Harvey

So many people and organizations are helping with Hurricane Harvey rescue and recovery. How do you tell which ones to support? (Answer: read this post.) Why should you care? (Answer: you are not a monster. Or at least, not a heartless one.)

When is a guy on a horse not just a guy on a horse?

There are a lot of things I don't know about. One of them is what it's like to be black in the South. I can empathize as a human being, and I can generalize from my experiences as a woman, but when a cop pulls me over, my biggest fear is that my insurance rates…

My Summer in Pictures.

"If I owned Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." —Highway to Hell, by...me.

Penny Dreadful and the Daily Dog Follies

I'm not saying my dog is smarter than me. Because that would be embarrassing.

I’m finally ready to talk about the new president.

Saying "Not my president" is like saying "Not my cancer" and expecting your doctor to change your diagnosis. Accepting this is what you have to deal with doesn't mean giving up. It means now you know what you have to get over, around, or through.

I’m finally ready to talk about 2016

Okay, I’m finally ready to talk about 2016.     From the beginning of this year, I’ve had to bite my tongue about 2016. It started when David Bowie died on January 10th. (By the way, this post is not about dead celebrities.) Then Alan Rickman, God love him, died on January 14th. And the…

OMG Deadlines

Today is the last day to register to vote in twelve states: Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pensylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Click below: Vote.gov And here is a guide to early voting on NPR's website.  For personalized lists of the candidates running for office in your district (other than the…