Over the past few weeks it has become apparent that something has to change. It is getting increasingly hard to focus on things, to find joy in the moments. I'm pulled in different ways by different things. It's time for a break. So I am; effective immediately I am off social media. A digital vacation, … Continue reading Social Madness
Politics
Not this time
It has been nineteen years since Columbine. I was fifteen, and a freshman in High School. If I had lived in Littleton, Colorado, I would have been a student there. I wasn't. I lived in a small town in Central California, far removed from the terror of that April day. And yet...from that day forward, … Continue reading Not this time
Repeal and Go Fuck Yourself…
Tomorrow, July 25, 2017, the United States Senate is set to vote on the repeal of the Afordable Care Act, or, as it was called by most, Obamacare. Obamacare was a sweeping change of the American healthcare system in 2010, such as it was. Well, less a system really then, more a pile of shit … Continue reading Repeal and Go Fuck Yourself…
Lack of Progress
It's December y'all. Which means The Great Dumpster Fire that is 2016 is almost over, and in that we can find some solace. Although, for everyone hoping 2017 is the bright light at the end of the tunnel, it seems much more likely that it's just the headlight of the oncoming train. The last few months … Continue reading Lack of Progress
Christmas Is Here Again
I love this time of year. I have so many wonderful memories of Christmas-time with family. Of carols and movies and decorations. Normally today I would repost my Wednesday entry, but on this day, I wanted to say something different. I wanted to say thank you. I wanted to say that you are all wonderful … Continue reading Christmas Is Here Again
Who are we?
I'm so sick of politics I could vomit. Actually, that's not true. I'm so sick of us. Of the American people. Of Republicans and Democrats and 24-hour news networks. I'm sick of a culture that forgot the lessons of Kindergarten. That forgot common human decency. Of a culture that cares more about what the Kardashians … Continue reading Who are we?
The Next Four Years
Plenty has been written about the election, and plenty is still left to write. Both sides have their post-election breakdowns to do, cable news will spend countless hours on every detail of success or failure, and the rest of us will watch as time continues to moves on. But before we do, perhaps we would … Continue reading The Next Four Years
Lincoln
I recently visited Washington D.C. for the first time. It is incredible, with history everywhere you look. I viewed the Founding Documents; the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. I saw the Capital, the White House, Union Station, and the magnificence of the Washington Monument. None of that compared to the Lincoln Memorial. … Continue reading Lincoln
Fear & Loathing in Brussels
It has happened again; four months after the attacks in Paris, three years after Boston, 11 years after London, almost 15 after New York, in a peaceful little country called Brussels, the hateful face of humanity has peered back at us. We have been attacked in the peaceful moments of our day: going to work, … Continue reading Fear & Loathing in Brussels
Is 2016 over yet?
Did you know that 2016 is being forecast to be the longest year in recent history? Scientists are now speculating that 2016 will last up to three years in length due to formerly unsuspecting forces such as vitriol, bloviating, and even some wailing and gnashing of teeth. It's an election year here in the United … Continue reading Is 2016 over yet?
Sword & Quill 