Bad Gratitude Monday (Wednesday Back-to-School Edition!)
Whew! I know you darlings didn’t actually expect me to post Bad Gratitude Monday on MONDAY this week (or any other week, for that matter – it’s rarely posted on Monday)! So much to do, so much to buy, so much to stress over… Melody Beattie has a wonderful quote about gratitude, and it’s very … Read more
A Crash Course in Satire and Why Sterilization Doesn’t Work
Someone named Judy Brezina of Carlton, Washington thinks I have no business calling myself a writer. She said as much in her May 14, 2009 letter to the editor of the Lake Chelan Mirror. I have more than enough publishing credits to claim otherwise, but to each her own opinion. Speaking of which, a Google … Read more
Forget Gitmo… I’ve Been Bikini Shopping
So… they’re closing Gitmo. Rumor has it United States government agencies have been engaging in some pretty inhumane tactics at Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in the hope of extracting information from detainees about alleged terrorist activities. Why does a leading world power like the United States waste resources on questionable physical and psychological tactics, which … Read more