After 9-11, every plane in the sky became a potential weapon to me. “Is that plane supposed to be so close to the Empire State building? Is that normal elevation for a plane landing at La Guardia? Holy hell, is a terrorist crashing a jet onto I-78 or is a pilot just heading towards Newark…
Category: Current Affairs
Almost Heaven, Indeed
My sister-in-law, Annette, was born and raised in Wild & Wonderful West Virginia! Her and my brother had their reception in Wheeling. My husband, Gary, got his BS from West Virginia University located in Morgantown. That’s also where I earned my MS degree. Heck, my parents live only 10 miles from the PA – WV…
Just Call Me Vinnie Barbarino
I mentioned recently that it’s hard for me to write about whatever I’m not directly experiencing or feeling. I would love to write about the therapies I’m currently benefitting from but I can’t stop thinking about this administration’s response to the coronavirus. Like how in God’s name can someone spread incorrect public health information while…
Pro-Life My Ass
Dear Conservative Christians, My daughter Jarin decided to do a stop-motion animation project for her experimental film class. You should see it. It’s called the Georgia Princess and it’s timely AF! The fact that 40+ years after Roe V Wade she has to even think about this disturbs me. She’s done everything right. She uses…
Truth Cravings
As Anthony Bourdain’s passing dominated the internet, I wondered why this particular celebrity’s death had affected everyone so deeply. I enjoyed Bourdain’s storytelling, either in print form or on TV. He inspired me to eat differently and adopt a more fluid culinary perspective. His suicide caught me by surprise and saddened me very much. As…
Tolerating Trump Voters
If you’ve ever wondered whether or not you’re a sinner, the Amazing Bible website has an inventory of 667 biblical sins you can peruse. Spoiler alert: You’re a sinner. But I wouldn’t worry too much about it since Sin #664: Being worried, is one of the sins listed that you’re supposed to avoid. Since EVERYTHING we…
We Need an American Haka!
Aggression is defined as “hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront”. Silva in 1980, stated that there are 3 types of aggression: Hostile Aggression Instrumental / Channeled Aggression Assertive Behaviour We’ve seen some successes regarding aggression here in the US. However, I think many people got their anger…
America Has Fallen Podcast 